Should I fulfill a high risk order?
Deciding whether to fulfill a high-risk online store order with missing verification details causes significant uncertainty for store owners. Without clear guidance on handling these risky transactions, sellers struggle to determine whether to ship the order or cancel it.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Check how long ago the first order was placed to determine if it is safe to fulfill.
- 2Reach out to the buyer to verify the address
- 3Cancel the order to avoid potential fraud or hassle
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Should i fulfill my 1st ever High Risk order LOL, need advice!!”source ↗
“Should i fulfill this or not??”source ↗
“first time dealing with this and honestly not sure if I should even ship the 1st order that went thru considering the account they made got banned.”source ↗
“seems like a potential scam and I'm not sure if Etsy would even cover me if they tried chargebacking.”source ↗
“Should I fulfill this order?”source ↗
Where this came up
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