I'm sorry to read how you got scammed by the buyer. Even after uploading all emails, yet they chose sides with the liar...er, I mean the buyer. Sounds like PayPal is crooked to do something so blatantly wrong. Frankly, I'm worried they may possibly **bleep** me too. I too am being scammed by a buyer and Paypal has taken my $1,691 to hold while the buyer still has my item and had not returned it like he said he would. If Paypal doesn't do the right thing here, I will have to either take my business elsewhere and encourage others to do so, or file lawsuit for their obvious negligence. Hopefully PayPal will confirm my faith in their ability to make the right decision, and I can talk well of them. Coincidentally, the buyer was trying to scam me for $500 kickback, same amount as yours. I wouldn't fall for it, so I agreed to fully refund his money for my item back, unaltered. The buyer wouldn't send it back but he is trying through paypal to sqeeze me. Meanwhile Paypal holds all my money from sale while they take a month to decide. This buyer lives in Canada. Does yours? I uploaded all the email communication, so I expect Paypal to understand and do what is right--but your story gives me some doubt. God Bless anyway. bw11