Don't trust anyone here in this forum. People generally consider newbies as scammers that too when PayPal is involved which I don't deny (not always) but  a few higher rank members also wait for an opportunity to scam newbies. People don't trade here with PayPal here until you have enough trust to do so. Since you have been scammed now, forget about the money. Probably you might have sent it as F&F. Take it as a lesson learned. Also always read the sticky.

Open a scam accusation HERE with the proper format from the sticky along with the proof. Let the DT deal with him before he scams other members.