Paypal
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Sadly not. Paypal is an unregulated cartel. Had various problems with them myself, and would use anything else if available.
miller1966
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skrill is a option
Yes it is, but with limited sites accepting it. Thats the problem everywhere accepts paypal, hence the monopoly.
If you mean alternative to paying using paypal then I would say not, you are at the mercy of the seller and which payment systems they will take.
Personally I always use a credit card if the site allows, then pay off the balance before incuring and interest, this is because most credit cards have insurance against online fraud where as a lot of debit cards do not.
Even if the site you are buying off only accepts paypal, like ebay, you can normally still use a card by checking out as a guest, no paypal account needed.
As for selling I use Amazon payments for customers, but I have to use paypal on ebay, as unlike other auctions sites, ebay force you into using their own company (paypal) to receive payments.
Personally I always use a credit card if the site allows, then pay off the balance before incuring and interest, this is because most credit cards have insurance against online fraud where as a lot of debit cards do not.
Even if the site you are buying off only accepts paypal, like ebay, you can normally still use a card by checking out as a guest, no paypal account needed.
As for selling I use Amazon payments for customers, but I have to use paypal on ebay, as unlike other auctions sites, ebay force you into using their own company (paypal) to receive payments.
gunnertrev
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Paypal is prob the safest option there are others such as skrill,payoneer,google wallet and others,always pay as goods if you dont know who your dealing with as i got stung a couple of times on gumtree paid for items and never received them but got my money back with paypal.
spam..............
Neither have I. Seems a reasonable post.
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amazon have a pay thing. Not sure if its availiable in the uk or not?
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never had a problem with paypal .......spam 
I did have a dispute with Payal about 5 years ago, feckers 'locked' my account with about £85 in it. Things may be different now, but back then it seemed all (my) emails were answered by a robot, as the replies did not relate in any way shape or form to the questions I asked.
Having said that, I've also had positive experiences as a buyer- when buying items that either didn't arrive or were significantly not as described, I've never been out-of-pocket. So it's swings & roundabouts. The lost £85 left a bitter taste but I've probably benefited more than that in the years since.
It is my understanding that Paypal is no longer owned by eBay. BUT they obviously still have a close connection; I recently changed my Paypal login password, but I did not have to alter anything on my eBay account, it still checks out as before.
Having said that, I've also had positive experiences as a buyer- when buying items that either didn't arrive or were significantly not as described, I've never been out-of-pocket. So it's swings & roundabouts. The lost £85 left a bitter taste but I've probably benefited more than that in the years since.
It is my understanding that Paypal is no longer owned by eBay. BUT they obviously still have a close connection; I recently changed my Paypal login password, but I did not have to alter anything on my eBay account, it still checks out as before.
