Judy:
I wish I knew what there was about the check thingie. The only thing that I can think of is age related. Many collectors are older people - that may not trust the PayPal concept. So they send checks. I get checks for all sorts of small amounts. I've had, on the other hand, PP payments for over $1,000.00 from collectors. So it may be age, I'm not sure. Also another thing I've noticed over the years - the collector that is a female almost always sends a check. I can't explain that. Also by check I also am including a money order - either postal service or "7-11" etc.

I use PayPal buttons on my other site and that is used fairly often. That site has an integrated shopping cart with a credit card processor (authorize.net). And one of the payment options is PayPal. If they choose that option it goes through the process passing all information necessary and it happens as quickly of not quicker than processing their credit card.

I've been thinking of using PP's full service - having them be the credit card processor. However, I haven't been able to find anyone that has made the switch 'cause I've got questions and their email customer support services lacks a lot to begin to even be satisfactory.

Garry