I have never experienced a problem with Pay Pal. I have bought and sold items, and the folk club that I am involved with sells tickets with Pay Pal (buyers are not required to have a Pay Pal account).

While it may be true that Ebay combined with Pay Pal is "double-dipping", I do not think there is anything "illegal" or even unethical about it. They are running a business and making money. That rubs a lot of people the wrong way, but I cannot fault a company for being successful as long as they do not hurt the consumer.

As Kat mentioned, she has a friend who has supported himself for 9 years. I find it interesting that Ebay has created opportunities like that for people to utilize to make a living. They do not charge this "small business owner" any more than they do the person who is selling the crock pot that they never used and want to make a few bucks from.

Seems sort of a mutually beneficial serice.