I haven't used the site before, and I have a rough idea of what it is. I just want details. I'd rather hear about it from other posters than some propaganda the paypal site might provide.

I think the principle behind it is that you give them money that you can then use to pay for internet stuff. Either that or they just steal it outright.

Hm, I don't think I like that idea very much. I suppose enough people use it so that I shouldn't worry about my money being stolen, but I guess I'm just untrusting.

You send credit card payments with it. It doesn't cost the sender anything. It's a no risk service. They also provide some protection, so you aren't just giving your credit card number to complete strangers. If the item never ships, they refund you, etc. When you can, use it.

You don't send them any money, just authorize them to pay using your credit card. It's instant, and like I said, there is no charge.

That doesn't sound so bad. It might not be for me though, since I'm trying to avoid using my credit cards online. I'm not so much worried about my number being stolen as much as I'm afraid that the internet will turn into one huge, fun store with great deals in my eyes and I'll go beserk ordering shit.

Well, if you shop online, use ebay, by from lesser known sources..etc, it's the only way to go. I've used it about 44,000 times and have nothing but success with it.

But yeah, useless if you don't need to use a card.

You'd probably use it for ebay mostly. People you pay wouldn't actually see your credit card number.

It basically works where you pick which credit/debit card to draw money from and then you send it to the seller's e-mail address through the site. It's pretty easy and I've been a user of it for about 3 years. The only downside is you'll get a lot of scam e-mails but if you're not a retard it's not an issue.

Give them a yahoo account, and turn on the bulk e-mail filter. I've never seen one of them.

It's a widely accepted service. "I can send it through PayPal" is a nice assurance. Been using it since September 2000 and I've never had any issues.

You can also accept payments from people. Or, sometimes you'll see "Make a PayPal Donation" on someone's website. PayPal takes a small cut of that, though. For instance, an advertiser pays me 20 bucks a month through PayPal, but I end up with 19.12.

Hmmm.. For all but one of my purchases from Ebay, I ended up with sending the money via e-check. So I see you're supposed to click on the "Send Money" tab, enter the email address, and the amount. I'll remember that next time.