I’ve bought from him on several occasions and all went well but that was all before Jan 2022 when the bulk of the stories similar to that of the OP stated surfacing. I hope everything works out for everyone.
Side note since I know a lot of similar situations the seller request you to use Friends and Family and PP can’t/won’t help you due to FF you can still file fraud charges with your bank that you used to send the pay the money thru PayPal.
But having a few close friends that are legit vendors selling on their website and some specialty pieces direct on IG/FB/etc I can understand after seeing the number of chargeback cases from buyers trying to scam them also.
Side note since I know a lot of similar situations the seller request you to use Friends and Family and PP can’t/won’t help you due to FF you can still file fraud charges with your bank that you used to send the pay the money thru PayPal.
But having a few close friends that are legit vendors selling on their website and some specialty pieces direct on IG/FB/etc I can understand after seeing the number of chargeback cases from buyers trying to scam them also.