"Another sore spot with me is the ruse of using and requestng payment through Paypal via the 'gift' option. People want the service but feel it ethical not to pay for same. "

people want to use a service. a service that takes overhead in time and money to provide to people. yet people b*tch and moan when they have to pay to use said service. it's just human nature. we want everything and we don't want to pay for it despite the fact that there are people providing such services that would benefit our lives.

i don't go out of my way to click the gift box on paypal. sometimes I do. sometimes I don't. when I've sold via paypal, i never stipulate.