Did you contact the seller already?

Well I filed the dispute first and then contacted the seller, Im not sure but I remember reading a few times that you only have 30 days after purchasing the item to file a dispute. And it's the 28th day so I just disputed it on paypal and then I contacted him on ebay, still waiting for his reply.

Kelly do you know how the shipping works ?

Just out of curiousity, why did you wait 28 days to do something?

If you had messaged the seller first , he would probably be more likely to offer to pay the shipping back to him if it were his fault.
Did the item have insurance on it? that is the sellers responsibility.

You will have to pay to ship it back to him if you win the dispute.

oh I get all my things shipped to an US address and I go there every month to pick up everything at once so I just got it and tried it out. He messaged me back already and said he would refund the money, he refunded me the amount I paid so I guess I will have to pay for shipping, as you mentioned.

So just for future reference, its my responsibility to pay for shipping if the item is defective or not as described right ?

thanks kelly!

^Unfortunately, yes.

Anytime you file a paypal dispute the original shipping amount will never be refunded unless you have a completely honest seller who would refund you in full because they realize that they made a mistake and you, the buyer, should not be out anything. Its not fair but thats the way it is right now.