scammed via gift for shoes
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So i was trying to order two shoes from this guy who is very trusted in the sneaker community and stuff and i was talking to him on skype and he said his sites cc was glitching and he said to use paypal via gift to pay, so i did ($314 cad to be exact) and when the gift payment went thru and stuff i screen shotted it and sent it and he said it was confirmed so everything was going great and he said 'qc pics in 2-3 days' which means he'll send pictures of the shoes in that timeframe and if i am satisfied with the he will send them out, but after 2-3 days he wasnt responding, so im like it must be fine just a day over it happens but then i ask him again for the pictures like 2 days later still no response. over a week of trying, almost 2 now and no response. So then i get ahold of his whattsapp and i told him that you havent sent me the pictures and he said what did you pay from and i said paypal, then he said it might be scam and thats when i got freaked out, after i gave him the email of the guys paypal he confirmed it was a scam, so he said do a chargeback asap and i really have no clue how, im trying and looking around and i saw it said you cant refund or chargeback a gift is that true? Please help me someone asap. thanks in advance (sorry for bad english it isnt my first language)
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A “gift” (or personal payment) is intended as a transfer of funds from family or friends to one another. For this reason, there is no processing fee when payment is made with bank or PayPal balance.
On the other hand, as it is a “personal” payment, there is also no Buyer protection as no goods or services should have been exchanged.
If he was not a close mate or family member you should never use that option as it enables the seller to evade his paypal fees and negates your buyer protection at the same time. Scam sellers often ask for payment that way as they know this.
Your only hope is if you funded your paypal payment via a credit card then contact your card issuer and see if they will help you.
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Kudos / Solution appreciated.

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