[uvaspina]

From a legal perspective, the fact that you marked the item as a "gift" is not determinative of that fact. -However, paypal will not refund it to you as a matter of course. Depending on the amount of energy you want to expend, you could contact his local police department or file a lawsuit in small claims. Sorry to hear you got burned.

I haven't read the whole thread, but feel free to post the guy's ebay name. I'm feeling in a bidding mood and I imagine a few others on here may be as well!