make sure u get them to send it as paypal personal gift that way u wont have any fees to pay
I dont think you can actually request it as a gift when using 'request money'. Obviously you can get him to send it as a gift if he uses 'send money', but the problem with that is that the buyer then has no comeback if theres a problem. This is often used by scammers so id never send the money if they requested it to be sent as a gift.