Getting ripped on Ebay.

[ZiggyL78]

I sold a blower on Ebay for $1700 and I have to get back to the buyer soon.I'm nervous about getting stung.T've heard about too many people getting paid by Paypal and then the buyer says he didn't get the part and Paypal goes after the seller for the money.I know if the Paypal money is sent as a personel transaction and not an item purchase then the seller is much safer.I don't want to do this as the buyer will loose Ebay protection and it may scare him off.
The buyer has only 16 transactions in his history and he's in CA and I'm in Toronto.I don't know how solid it is when you get UPS to get a signature that the package was received.Any ideas?
Thanks.