no longer trading via paypal. thanks old buddy below. had to explain over and over that i cant send btc until i have access to the funds. somehow that made me a scammer.

sent him screenshot that my account was limited after he sent the payment. he ended up filing a dispute just after i was resolving with paypal. of course this ruined any chance of completing the trade.

 I guess. My grandma used to say, "Some turds float to the top and some sink to the bottom, but at the end they all get flushed."