Payment Sent with Paypal, but Seller Wants More Money after Currency Conversion

I recently purchased an item from a fellow Canadian seller for $70 CDN. He wanted payment via Paypal, which automatically converted the currency to $51.28 USD, ($66.81 CDN) to be exact.  He subsequently asked me to send another $3.19 CDN ($2.45 USD) to make up the difference.  I haven't used PP in a long time,  but found no way of cancelling the currency conversion.  I'd like him to refund my payment, and just send him an e-transfer for the $70 CDN.  Advice please...

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marnotom!
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Was this item listed on eBay Motors, by any chance?

 

While payment "rules" are slightly different there than for most eBay sales, sellers still can't railroad buyers into making a PayPal payment directly through PayPal instead, which is what sounds as though happened here (though I still don't understand the whole conversion issue).