History as a guide, i’d say it’s an even bet.

only time will tell if eBay exec mgmt team allows their younger acquisitions enough freedom to deliver on this potential… or conversely, whether they get bogged down with succession politics & other corporate bureaucracy. 2.3 In some countries the Products may be provided to you by Skype’s local partner. Skype together with PayPal as a combined communications payment API platform has a lot of promise. 2.2 You cannot accept these Terms if: (a) you are not lawfully entitled to use the Software, Products and/or Skype Websites in the country in which you are located or reside or (b) if you are not of legal age to form a binding agreement with Skype. Whether or not the price tag was justified, look for eBay to promote growth coming out of further Skype-PayPal opportunities… especially since growth has been slowing down in many of the eBay marketplace geographies.

the existing userbase for Skype is an interesting demographic - tens of millions of international users, many of whom have cross-border interests (read: family / immigrant remittances, ebay sales, etc). A lot of folks have overlooked the potential for PayPal-Skype integration as the real upside behind the eBay-Skype deal.

Skype credit with paypal