Sweet Victory.

So, the Paypal/Gaintsoft/Photoshop CS4 story has an ending. Finally. After being declined by Wells Fargo for a chargeback twice, I made one last feeble attempt at calling Paypal to let them know that they are supporting someone who is selling pirated software and oh, by the way, I want my money back. He politely informed me (yet again) that because I purchased an item outside of eBay, I would not have buyer protection. I asked him in my kindest voice how he could help me and that I knew I was not the only one demanding money back from this crook. He told me 1) to file a complaint with www.ic3.gov (internet fraud agency) (which I did while on the phone with him), and 2) to hold on a minute. After holding for what seemed like forever, he informed me he would be putting the entire $184 back in my account in about 5 minutes. Huh?!

The best part? The money was taken out of the merchant's account. I learned not to take "no" (4 times) for an answer, and it all depends on who you talk to.