I do believe, and may be totally wrong, that if someone pays you through paypal with their checking acct, the fee will be zilch to minimal for you (depending on the amount), but if they pay you through paypal using a credit card, paypal takes more of a percentage of the monies. Paypal never costs the buyer a dime...only you that are receiving the payment.
I have seen a difference in percents that come out of the paypal monies I've received through ebay auctions, and I'm assuming that's because some paid with a credit card and some an instant transfer with their checking account, I never really thought about it much until I had a somewhat high sale on ebay. I sold something for $1800.00...the guy paid me through paypal and I only ended up getting around $1550 (and that did not count the auction listing fee either, just paypal). In the future I will not take an amount over $500 on paypal, the fees were just too high. .a couple houndred dollars ok, but anything over you are really going to loose some cash with the fees.
The upside to using paypal is that someone who wants to use their credit card can pay you, you will pay the fees, but sometimes maybe loosing alittle on fees is worth the sale...you have to weigh that and decide for yourself.