^This
And this is why you Never use Gift unless you know the person you are dealing with and\or the amount of the sale is small enough that you will not miss it - not worth trying to save the fees or get a lower price for the item as you lose any chance of getting your money back - Since you told them it was a gift so there is no expectation of you receiving anything from the person you sent the gift to. To send that much money to someone you don't know that has no other items for sale and only 6 past dealings with Ebay is asking to be ripped off !