I for one am now boycotting anything paypal. Their "dispute
  resolution"process is a sham, and defies all accepted practices
  of commerce. They have
  placed themselves as the sole determinant of trade, and it's
  lynch pin is
  how to avoid both accountability and actually doing anything.
  Basicly once
  your money goes in, it will never come back.
  Stick with cash Paul, you will be better off, and won't have to
  pay their
  skim.
  My opinion only, your results may vary.
  C. Smith



 I second this fully.  Paypal is not up to the task.

 Marc Joseph


I can feel your pain guys and would be voting the same, if such had been my
experiance.
I have to vote in opposition, due to my experiance w/ their resolution. I
bought a $2800 laptop
off ebay and the guy didn't ship it, so I went after him and had my money
back in about a week..

I had great documentation and copies of all my emails as well as notes from
all my phone calls..

I still use it [prefer it really] for all my ebay purchases..

I guess it's a YMMV type thing

Fwiw

J. Johnson

Paypal is definately the easiest and safest way to buy something on EBay.
Also an easy way to accept payments.  If you don't have a business account
(cant accept credit card payments) then the whole service is free.  Easy way
to make payments to friends an family instantly.  What specific policy is it
that everyone objects to?