Well thank F*** i got my money back today.
Not all of it unfortunately as i lost out to brutal paypal 4.4% fees but i think sacrificing $35 in fees and worse exchange rate is a small price to pay in order to dodge a bullet.
hey does the upgraded paypal account have a yearly fee?
i was given the option to upgrade when i had to accept my refund (guess he used a credit card to repay me) but i didn't want to risk a hidden fee so i just stayed on the normal account for the moment as i didn't want to risk this dude cancelling the refund