Hmm, to be honest, I've never really used Paypal a lot, but I'm under the impression it makes no difference whatsoever if you send it as a gift - it can always be reversed.
I haven't read the full thread, but that is discussed here: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/beware-of-paypal-and-other-reversible-transfer-services-14632.
A quote from one of the posts there:
Not true. They can fund their PayPal account with ACH, which is reversible. If they reverse this ACH transfer, PayPal will take back the funds.
Gift payments can also be made directly with a credit card, which is even easier to chargeback.