Paypal is such an antagonistic entity that I cannot imagine electing to use it if given any other option. Even if there was no other option, I cannot imagine agreeing to use it for more than more than the price of a few t-shirts. They have demonstrated repeatedly, over the course of _years_, that they have zero interest in rectifying problematic transactions, will freeze and possibly take possession of funds in your account without warning, and are famously resistant to having a meaningful, person-to-person, non-form letter dialogue.
I really am baffled paypal still gets as much use as it does.
How would you buy or sell a computer on eBay? Cash, checks and money orders provide no protection for the buyer against sellers that don't actually have the product. Credit cards and any 3rd party processor that accepts them have the exact same problems as PayPal.
I really am baffled paypal still gets as much use as it does.