For sellers, PayPal is smart if you are careful and just use it in low-price situations, where you can afford to let the law of averages (over many transactions) work out. If not, insist on checks.

My main point here, though, is that PayPal is a wonderful tool for buyers. PayPal is very buyer-friendly. If you just buy with credit card-funded PayPal payments, you have the great weapon of a charge-back if worse comes to worse. You are pretty helpless in the typical check transaction. ... .... PayPal is also quick and easy, saves you a lot of time and hassle.

Robert