Am I safe selling my iPhone on eBay?

I found a buyer who was willing to meet my asking price for my iPhone 6s. It's my first time selling on eBay so what can I do to ensure everything goes right for me? We reached an agreement over the phone price and he asked for my PayPal email. Does it seem right that they sent me a transaction through PayPal rather than through eBay? Does receiving an email from "service@paypal.com" discussing how I won't receive funds until I ship the phone sound right? I just don't want to be scammed so what can I do to protect myself?

Do NOT "go around" the ebay rules! If the person is legit, then he can bid on the item like anyone else; otherwise you will be ripped off

You NEVER give your Paypal email to anyone. This scammer is trying to get you to do an "offsite" transaction so you are NOT covered by Ebay and Paypal's seller protection
The buyer NEVER needs your Paypal details as they pay on Ebay. You DO NOT send anything until the item appears as PAID in your Ebay history AND you go to Paypal.com and see the money in your account. And you ONLY send to the address that shows up in your Ebay history once it has been paid. You are also only protected if you send to the buyer's verified address with a tracking number

This is a scam. You do not only get the money after you send it. That is a spoofed email. With Paypal it will appear in your account once it's been sent. You just can't withdraw that money for 21 days OR until the buyer leaves positive feedback. But if he sent the money it will show up when you go to Paypal.com

If there's NO money when you go to Paypal.com you've been scammed. DO NOT remove the listing. Your phone has not sold. Ignore the fake buyer and report him to Ebay as a scammer.

Never give your Paypal address to anyone for any reason on Ebay. That's why you use Ebay. If anyone asks for your Paypal address you say they don't need it and they have to pay on Ebay or NO SALE

Also if Ebay allows you to realist it, make sure your settings show you DO NOT accept bids from overseas and state in your ad that you ONLY ship to verified Paypal addresses in the US (or whichever country you are from). 99% of scam attempts will be from overseas bidders or people asking you to ship to an unverified address. If you ship to an unverified address, even if they pay they will claim their account got hacked and there's an unauthorized translation. EBay will contact you asking for signed proof of delivery to the buyer's verified address. You don't have this as they asked you to shop to another address, and Paypal refunds their money and their accomplice who you sent the phone to resells the phone for cash on Craigslist.

Phones, laptops and games consoles are the 3 items most likely to encoutner scam buyers on Ebay. You never sell anything expensive or electronic as your first sale - the scammers target newbies. Always sell a few cheap items first even if you don't make money to get feedback and learn how Ebay works

But this one is a scam and you need to report the buyer to Ebay As soon as possible and forward any email you got to spoof@paypal.com