I have never had a PayPal account. Didn't like their terms, and TOO many horror stories. GunPal was too new, then they changed their name, taking "GUN" out, to be more "PC"
Doing that ALREADY??
Just hits me the wrong way.
Then there are the stories.....

Gotta tell this one. The last transaction that I had on this site. After cementing the deal, the seller was going to send the item, BEFORE he received the money. We both sent our mail on the same day. We PM'ed each other that we sent them. I received my item, and he received his CASH on the same day. NOT the way I usually do business, but everything felt good, and it worked out just fine.

I did run into the scenario that you are talking about. I wanted a certain firearm. Couldn't find one locally, at a price that I was willing to pay. Someone finally listed one on GunBroker under $1,000. He had NO feedbacks. I got his contact info and called him. Found out he would take a Credit Card. Bid and won his auction. Paid with CC. Everything turned out fine. Saved almost $800.

If it is not cash FTF, or mailing cash, Postal Money order or Credit Card is the way I "usually" go online.

I know, I know, don't send cash through the mail. I have done it LOTS of times. I just make sure you can not see through the envelope (2-3 pieces of paper) and have never had a problem. Never "large" amounts of money though.