It seems to me like you're using redundant steps in your conversion (read: Paypal). What is wrong with using a regular bank transfer? I know there are some problems with getting your bitcoins converted to USD, but that seems to be a temporary problem. Here in Europe BTC is easier to get every day now. My belief is that this widespread increasing availability of conversion opportunities is one of the causes of the recent search in the value of BTC.

If you find the convertion process to much of hassle, just wait a few months. It's just a matter of time before Bitcoins will be as easy (probably easier) to convert as USD/EUR.