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Posted By: Joseph Shirley

Well let me rephrase then. Not accepting PayPal, in and of itself, is not a red flag for ME. I average about $5000-$7000 in purchases a month on ebay and have made 1000's of purchases there over many years. I have experienced no significant difference between the no-paypal and paypal only sellers. I have never considered that a red flag on its own merit. What I look for when deciding if the seller is a problem is:
Bad feedback
new seller
bad pics
many foreign sellers (particularly China)
over puffed and poorly written descriptions.
No recent sales history

Those are the main things I consider red flags. I do not think my statement was irresponsible, just needed elaboration. Many good sellers I buy from do not take payal. On the card side Leroy, roomn8, and many more come to mind. Same thing on the coin side. Form of payment in and of itself is not enough to bother me. I suppose I would concede that not accepting Paypal combined with a few of the other things I look for could raise my warning light. Truthfully, I have had more problems with the Paypal only sellers in the few transactions that have gone bad, but they also had some of the other warning signs I stated above. I guess we all find our own comfort zone through individual experiences.