I think I got ripped off

38 Dodge said

I went to paypal and this what I recieved:

We're sorry, but this transaction cannot be disputed because it is not a purchase of goods or services. Please contact the recipient directly.

So I learned something when you use paypal don't ever put the item as a gift as alot of the users ask you to do that way they won't loose the money when you try to dispute the claim.

I also just sent him another PM stating that if he does not respond I will post everything on this page. This has been going on for a while now (since Oct).
For what it is worth I have kept all my PM's.

The individual live in SO Cal as one of you have asked.

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Even if you had chosen the right option and NOT marked the payment as a "gift" (a BIGGGGG mistake in itself), paypal will only go to bat for you if the subject transaction is 45 days old or less.

The only seeming advantage to paying for anything on the internet through paypal as a gift is that it eliminates the paypal transaction fee which is almost 4%. You're saving your seller a few bucks, but what you're giving up in exchange is worth much more: you effectively gave away any rights you may otherwise be entitled to when you marked it as a gift.

I hope the seller does the right thing and gets you the parts or a full refund and a BIG apology for putting you through this. You've been through enough.