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by dangrossman 4034 days ago
Because their USP hasn't changed in 17 years: PayPal is easy, trusted by buyers, cheap, and will plug in to just about any selling system in the world with minimal effort. You can sign up immediately, and withdraw money you receive immediately. For a couple hundred million people a year, it does the job as good or better than the alternatives. In a lot of countries, there are no comparable alternatives.