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Paypal - is it still popular?

zell12 · 2025-06-07 19:47:18

Are people still using Paypal for purchases regularly? I have not used Paypal since 2019. With the plethora of payment options now and their lower fees, I thought it would be in decline or disappearing. I cannot see any references about it anywhere, or any Ireland-aimed transaction promotions.

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#32 30-06-2025 07:28PM

wassie

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I stopped using ebay to sell goods for exactly this reason. Ebay and Paypal quite a few years ago changed their dispute resolution policies heavily in favour of the buyers regardless of the circumstances.
Too easy to be scammed by buyers claiming item not as described or never being received then opening a dispute.
Paypal is great as others have mentioned for maintaining anonymity during transactions (mostly).

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#33 27-08-2025 08:04PM

zell12

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Suddeutsche Zeitung says payments worth in the region of 10bn euros have had to be blocked, after PayPal's fraud-checking system failed. PayPal's filter system did not work properly on Monday, resulting in unchecked direct debits being sent to banks alongside legitimate ones. Shares in Paypal fell 1.9% on Wednesday
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj6y42jggdyo

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