I recommend to use an escrow for this trade:
Few Trusted Escrow ProvidersBut with it being with PayPal, a reversible payment platform. It's going to be hard for you to find someone who'd do that even it's with an escrow. If you're in need of USDT and there is no one would do the trade, you'll have no other options but to bear with the fees from the exchanges.
That's true, and this is because OP doesn't have enough reputation in the forum. There's a possibility that after receiving the agreed USDT and sending the PayPal funds to the buyer,, he might open a dispute through PayPal customer service and try to convince them to reverse the transaction.
As a Bptrades escrow service provider, I would naturally refuse to be a mediator for such high-risk transactions unless the other party is aware of such risks and willing to accept them. Therefore, I issue a disclaimer for these transactions or refrain from handling them entirely.