You won't be 'hung out to dry'.

First of all, it is entirely possible that your item will arrive safely and your buyer will be happy.

If you use Evri regularly, package items well, and know that your items are generally delivered without any damage, then there probably won't be an issue anyway.

Secondly, if the item arrives damaged because of how it has been handled by Evri, and you sent using Ebay Simple Delivery, you and the buyer are covered.

Ebay would refund the buyer without needing the item to be returned, and you would keep the buyer's payment.