Any buyer advantage using to PayPal on EBay?

fiscoking

Hi,

As the title, is there any advantage for a buyer when paying for an Ebay item with PayPal, as opposed to a credit card?

Does PayPal offer any more protection against items not received, or received damaged?

Ebay offer the above protections so I can't see why anyone would use PayPal, unless they're using a PayPal balance from previous transactions, or unless they're using PayPal credit.

Back when Ebay demanded people use PayPal for selling (no longer the case) you could just open a case with PayPal if something went wrong and they'd refund you, but I'm failing to see how PayPal is relevant any more.

Thanks.

soolin

Nowadays there is no advantage in using PayPal as you no longer pay a seller for goods, you make a payment to eBay. 

However there is no reason not to use it either .

Spoonie_Turtle

When they used to cover change-of-mind returns I made sure to always use them.  I didn't return items often, but one or two a year, I appreciated the money it saved me and it gave me confidence to buy items I wasn't completely sure about.

That was stopped a few years ago now so I no longer bother using PayPal on eBay, and only use it outside of eBay if I need to.  I can't think of any reason for or against using it, it's just another payment method.  Except maybe PayPal credit, for those who want to use that, but I haven't noticed whether it's available on eBay or not.