I don’t know Joe. But i think you should consider it from his (or any other sellers) perspective. Your account was activated yesterday, your location is hidden, zero feedback (of course account is new) and one forum post (this one). Any other day it would be the seller posting a similar thread.
Now you could be the coolest pinsider with the highest level of integrity out there. We all stated new at one point. But your current profile is not one that most people would ship to without secure payment up front. No offense intended.