what are some opinions on paxful for payments with paypal...is it trustworthy?
As described on the website Itself . Paxful is a Peer to Peer Bitcoin marketplace connecting buyers with sellers. In other words , the website is fine and legit from what users says about it but you will be trading with other individuals and not buying from the service itself so you should worry more about the reputation of the user you are trading with.
I don't recommend continuing the website though, CEO and CTO has been arrested in Miami some months ago for having weapons and cocaine etc.