Tom, you are aware that the scammers have mastered Pay Pal. You cannot except PP for anything sold on Craigslist. Pay Pal was the best way and probably the most secure way to shop on line at one time and as you said using PP on Ebay, is still about as safe as it gets. If we lived in a perfect world where every one was honest then PP would be the way to go. There is no, or will there ever be, a completely safe way to transfer funds with total peace of mind. Those scammers work night and day to stay ahead of the game. Sadly, online shopping is the wave of the future and it is playing right into their hands. That's just my opinion and we know what that's worth