Don't link your bank account to paypal! If for some reason there is a disputed case opened, usually by a scammer, paypal AUTOMATICALLY deducts the funds from your paypal account until the issue is resolved(Your guilty until proven otherwise...isn't THAT special"!)...they WILL take money from your bank account to cover the funds...
Instead, I just have Paypal cut me a check once a week..click the "withdraw funds" tab.
Trust me, I've been through the ringer with scammers, who know how to use the buyer protection system to their advantage, mostly bullion buyers, thanks to
ebay's no negatives for buyers rules, all have 100% feedback(when in doubt of a buyer's record, look at 3 years of past feedbacks, and scroll down to look for "feedback removed"...those are the people they have scammed, and, in the old days, would have been a negative)...they win EVERY time, no matter if you did nothing wrong...you better read paypalsucks.com before adding your bank account..I really advise against it..besides, it's usually a debit card used from a checking account, and, if hacked, it's very tough, and, a long wait to get money back, as compared to a regular credit card ,,most security sites will tell you to NOT use a debit card online, if at all possible...