Another thing to do is if your a little unsure... Tell them you will be in town and you want to do a local pickup. If they dont have a problem with that then its should be a good deal. In the end you can just tell them to mail it.

If you ever can do a real local pickup.. that is by far the best! However here in the US most things are normally way too far to pickup.

Note: There are far more scammers in US ebay than the european counterparts... Don't be afraid.. just be aware!