Good on you for finding a way around ebay's enforced Paypal, Ubbrd
You've given me some ideas there, thank you !
It was the same here. I used to buy stuff for my Mum and other people who can't get out to the shops much. I knew it was fun for her to get frequent little parcels .. brightened her day and gave her something different to wear. These things count for a lot when people are elderly or house-bound.
Since ebay enforced Paypal (it's the enforcing part I strongly object to, not to mention the risks allegedly inherent in Paypal) I've been buying things for her over on Oztion. Works out a lot less expensive, too, incidentally.
Of course, items I used to buy for myself are still mostly on ebay (antique jewellery, for one). But, I've disciplined myself to conquer that little indulgence in my determination not to patronize a dictatorial ebay.
The other side though is, by stringently curtailing my ebay purchases, I'm of necessity hurting ebay sellers, which I wish were avoidable.
I read all the time now about sellers starting their own sites, or switching to other, established sites, such as Etsy or Amazon, etc. And my daughter's started buying her weaving and spinning supplies direct from source in Victoria. Little by little, people are learning to live independently of ebay. It might be a lot harder than ebay imagine, to bring those people back when it's realised the 'innovative changes' aren't acceptable to so many, huh ?
Thanks for your post, Ubbrd .. I'm sure you've given more than a few people some ideas on how to circumvent enforced Paypal :-)
And ebay .. if you're listening ... please consider dropping the mandatory element of Paypal before it's too late. Don't be known as the corporation which shut the barn gate after ALL the horses had bolted