Was paypal a good or terrible option to buy bitcoin in the early days of exchanges?
The simple answer is that you should avoid Paypal because it has a bunch of problem especially when using it for Bitcoin transaction. The risk is high if you are selling because the buyer can reverse the transaction and your money is gone. This is one of the problems Bitcoin came to solve to ensure that confirmed transactions are not reversible. Therefore, I will not encourage you to use Paypal for transaction in Bitcoin else you might end up in tears.