China sent incorrect item

[Loudlackey]

I ordered a too good to be true ice maker and received a watch. It was 25.98. They offered me 1/2 refund to keep the item. I said no and PayPal says I have to return item on my dime to receive refund. I feel like I’m getting **bleep** twice. Is there a way to fight this? I’m gonna spend a lot on shipping, so why don’t they insist that the seller sends the correct merchandise?

[kernowlass · Accepted solution]

@Loudlackey 

In the event of a dispute you need to bear in mind possible return trackable costs before you buy from that seller / item / country because....

Paypal state this >>
PayPal is not obliged to reimburse you for any costs that you incur to comply with any of PayPal’s requests for cooperation for the purpose of resolving the problem (including, without limitation, costs that you incur to return a SNAD item to the Payment Recipient or another party as PayPal requests), although sometimes it may reimburse these costs.

Although they will compensate you for some of the cost if you have activated this at some point before you made that transaction.
https://www.paypal.com/us/smarthelp/article/FAQ3544

You also have the option to do a chargeback via your card issuer instead of a Paypal dispute if you funded your Paypal payment via a credit card.