Exactly, Paypal gift for purchases is as bad as Western Union money transfer.
I think all websites who allow people to sell items should ban the use of Paypal gift requests as it is a problem waiting to happen.
Well, that seems a little paranoid, and which entity should enforce this rule?
You really think this seller joined this board 10 years ago and posted over 700 posts so he could one day defraud someone over a low-end accelerator board? If this was the sellers first message, then I would see the cause for concern...