Originally Posted by Martian

Sorry hon, but your dad's advice was bad and you are culpable. Nobody has done anything here other than point these facts out and suggest that perhaps if you're properly contrite maybe the folks at Paypal will be gracious enough to work with you on fixing your error. Frankly, I think the folks here have been pretty nice about it.

I am not a nice guy.

I don't understand how this is the slightest bit difficult to grasp. You spent money that you knew wasn't yours and now you think it's unreasonable that the people whose money it was want it back? You're right to think that four months is a long time between error and correction; you should've contacted them within the same week as the error was made.

You're right. The adult response is to not spend money that isn't yours. The adult response is also not to get upset when people point out your mistake. As you're over 18 and ostensibly an adult now, presumably this shouldn't be difficult to grasp.

That's my take. I'd offer advice on how to proceed, but as you've indicated that you're not going to listen to it anyway I'll just say best of luck and continue on my merry way.