I sold a Mac computer on eBay for $775.

The person refused to pay by bank transfer instead insisting on using PayPal.

Just went to get my money and the PayPal fee for this transaction was $18.90.

What the hell is going on? Where is consumer protection in Australia?

I found a few other complaints about PayPal on the net.

http://www.paypalwarning.com/paypal_ripoff

http://www.aboutpaypal.org/paypal_what_a_rip_off

Since when have we allowed this kind of monopoly:

http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,23515926-15306,00.html