if you have used your credit card,you have 180 days to file chargeback with your cc issuer,document well what happens. It may ask you to return the item at your expense,or you may not have to return anything,payment processors ,Paypal or your cc issuer,cannot give you back more than you paid,it has no right to take extra from a seller. It is not the judge,if yiu win the case in small claims court,the court is not responsible to get you back the money,you have to go after him youself like slapping a lien on his house or if he has a store,hire a sherriff to seize some of his merchandise and auction them off to raise cash . next time,try to buy from reputable local store.
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