I don't see how ebay can really specify who they support, since the payment can be a transaction outside of their serivce. That's the way paypal was before they got big.

I was going to say the exact same thing. The only reason that PayPal is now integrated into eBay is because they own it.

People said all of the same things about X.com and now they're PayPal and are doing very well.

People said the same thing for the ING Direct accounts.

I don't see any reason to think that this isn't legit. Popular business theory states that two top names can be successful in a particular category. Coke and Pepsi, McDonald's and Burger King. After the big two, there's usually a big drop off to #3. I see no reason why this company couldn't become an alternative to PayPal whose fees are getting a little out of hand. I'm all for a little competition to keep fees down.