okstrat said:So I filed a complaint with paypal and escalated it... what now? I just want my $ back.
I did the same.
I think they wait 3 days until a response from the party complained against and then there's up to 30 days whilst they investigate.
The Tim Anderson dude hasn't got a verified PayPal account...so probably doesn't have a bank account linked to it...presumably the money is already gone from the account in the form of a PayPal check to him....so I think PayPal cannot recover the money.
A Non-Verified Memeber doesn't meet their basic community security standards so I'll be very suprised if I see a penny of my money back :-/