I found an interesting thread today. Paypal has a lot of weirdness, so it is your choice whether to find another payment method. I'm posting the link to the thread but please add indo or experiences that might help those who do choose to use it.
Overall, I have had mostly good experiences, this last year it has saved me a couple of times from sellers who didn't send goods and one who sent damaged goods. The system seems to be easier on Ebay, but the damaged goods claim was an off-Ebay purchase.
http://reviews.ebay.com/Paypal-Looph...00000000071688