From The Consumerist:

Here are over 450 pieces of internal email addresses and phone numbersto reach a real live human at Paypal/eBay. Anyone who has ever experienced Paypal unfairly freezing their funds, Paypal siding with someone who scammed them and losing money because of it, Paypal seizing funds from their bank account or credit card without permission, or just the simple impenetrable, rude, and useless customer service can surely appreciate this list. There’s contact info for executive relations, high executives, practically every department, and more, both US and international. The information comes courtesy of Screw-Paypal.com, a site started by a man who says Paypal wrongfully denied access to his funds for four years.

Here’s a link to the PayPal and eBay contact information on Consumerist.

Interesting.  Can’t I already use my PayPal funds where MasterCard is accepted by using my PayPal debit card?  I get 1.5% back using my debit card as well.  Besides the security of having a single use MasterCard number (which would have been useful during my recent fraud experience), I wonder if there will be incentive to use the new service such as the debit card rebate?

Stephanie Tilenius, Vice President of Merchant Services for PayPal said, “We are excited to add Northwest Airlines, one of the world’s largest airlines, as the first airline to accept PayPal.  Many of our customers already book travel with Northwest Airlines and are eager to use their PayPal accounts to do so.”

As an added incentive, the airline is offering members of their frequent flier program 500 bonus miles for purchasing tickets using a PayPal account.

If you go to the Paypal web site, you will find a very long list of shops. Each Paypal shop will accept Paypal along with many other forms of payment. This makes searching for what you need very quick and convenient. You don’t have to worry about them taking Paypal as your payment, because they would not be listed as a Paypal shop if they did not. There’s a convenient search feature to help you quickly and easily find the site or product you require. You also get to see their rating, which tells you how many secure transactions they have successfully completed. This is helpful in deciding if you want to buy from that merchant or move on.

The problem with the list is that there are many shops that are either closed, or do not have a good reputation. I don’t know what the screening process involves to become a Paypal shop, but it might only require that a merchant accept Paypal. When you are looking for a Paypal shop, make sure you look through the shop or web site to see if you like what you see. If you get a funny feeling about a website, don’t shop there just because they seem to be endorsed by Paypal.

When you are dealing with a Paypal shop, you have the protection of Paypal behind you. If you order something, and it is not as described, you can file a complaint through Paypal. In most cases, if your complaint is legitimate, you will be able to get your money back. I bought flowers once through a Paypal shop, and the flowers were unfortunately never delivered. Because the site was worried about their reputation, they refunded my money immediately. Though I did not have to go through Paypal to get my money back, I am relatively certain that would not have been a problem. If you are worried about security, shopping through Paypal helps reduce the anxiety.