https://www.forbes.com/advisor/business/software/top-paypal-alternatives/

Based on OPs experience this is the best solution.

If they want to learn, I found plex + plexamp was pretty easy to get going.

Someone should start a thread about what communities we miss most (if there isn’t one already)

What about on demand heaters?

Why do you think there isn’t more competition? I was wondering if it was too much red tape/legal risk to start up a business. Everyone is saying how greedy these companies are, so they must be charging way more than a fair price, which means an average Joe should be able to step in and provide the same stuff for a fair price.

Enjoy the story unfolding from playing the game rather than winning

It was nearby geographically and the guy running it seemed to know what he was doing from a technical aspect.