PayPal Alternatives?

[ebayishorrible]

After being on this forum for a few weeks, I see the many people continue to return to PayPal. Why do most people here not go with PayPal alternatives such as merchant accounts? I found one called "merchantinc.com" and it seems to be promising though I have not signed up yet.

I pretty much have my methods for getting back on to eBay set up, but getting on to PayPal is going to be a challenge for me (addresses, SSN/EIN, possibility of them requiring photo ID or proof of address). Is it worth trying to get back on PayPal or would a merchant account be just fine? I resell high end designer bags (average sale is around $550) and was planning on building my way back up on eBay over the next 12 months.

[MM78]

When you can find an alternative that works flawlessly with Ebay...you let us know, you think were all a bunch of lazy-asses and have not looked? guess again. People (buyers) have been brainwashed to only use PayPal for their purchases. If you aren't doing some sketchy stuff you should be fine.

[rsot]

Sadly eb stuffs pp down buyer's throats - if you are looking at being on eb, you will need that active pp for smooth operations.

High end designer bags are quite the risky items...

[Payelectronica]

The alternative to PayPal is PayPal Stealth.