Beaky,

In my auctions, I ask all bidders with Zero feedback to contact me first before bidding otherwise I will cancel their bid and accept the next highest bid. I generally will not sell to people with new ID's or zero feedback.

Also, I only accept PayPal exclusively. You can still received fraudulent bank checks and money orders. I've seen it time and time again. With Paypal, they will verify the address of the member and ensure funds are available in the account. It may cost more, but you can pass that along to the purchaser.

Hope that Helps
Al