Purchase through direct contact with RepKingdom (WhatsApp) Is it reliable?

Good morning and happy (almost) new year, community.

For my first rep purchase, I recently placed an order (almost $300) with RepKingdom via WhatsApp, and they told me it would be shipped in 2-4 days. This was last Thursday, and at the time of writing this, it's practically nighttime in China, so I have a feeling it won't be shipped today either. I've talked to them for several days and they haven't said anything. I have no photos, no QC or anything.

The phone number is the official one, the same one that appears both here on Reddit as verified and on their Weidian page.

I paid through PayPal, and I see that I will have to open a dispute to get my money back.

I don't know if I'm the only one with a bad experience with this seller, but it seems to me that they are certainly not serious and quite unreliable. I will buy through an intermediary in future purchases.

What do you think, community? What would you do?

Greetings and thanks to everyone.

RepKingdom store: https://weidian.com/?userid=1809443313&spider_token=116e