Paypal, Venmo, and all other banking stuff are all the same. The banks own us one way or another. This is why "they" have long wanted us to become "cashless", but it has not yet happened yet. Once we don't own cash and use digital currency, we can be easily shut down, controlled, or manipulated. With the advent of crypto which was supposed to be anti-bank, "they" have all jumped in. Crypto currency was supposed to be "decentralized"... but it got infiltrated.
To the op, how about asking for a check or a bank draft, or the postal thing I forgot what it's called. That's what I did when I sold stuff that needs to be mailed. "Older" folks actually prefer sending checks like rimfire central - anyone ever sold stuff there?
