the thing with this is, besides any discussion if it is ethically correct or not, it simply does not work.
they send you $10 for a xbox live card, you do not send it, they file a dispute with pp, they will get back the money.
you say, they send it as a gift and not for goods. ok, that means they have no buyer protection.
BUT: they can ALWAYS file a complaint for an UNAUTHORIZED PAYMENT, does not matter if gift, for goods, service etc
unauthorized payment = somebody hacked their pp account and made this payment without their consent.
so they will get back the money