Quoted from shimoda:I've used PayPal to buy machines several times. I'm not going to buy something then claim I haven't, but on the other end, if you send someone a large check, wait for it to clear, what recourse do you have if they don't send anything, no recourse, period.
I was wondering this exact same thing. Is PayPal not fair to both buyers and sellers? As a buyer, I would have a really hard time giving a large amount of cash without receiving the goods at the same time. You never know what might happen. The seller could be a scammer (though, unlikely if they have a good reputation on pinside); the seller could get hit by a bus right after cashing the check; etc. It seems that there should be a way where both sides are covered with the risk mitigated. Otherwise, one is always going to have to be at the mercy of the other.
