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i hate electrical issues, because they are one of the hardest gremlins to eradicate.
i got tired of screwing around with my issues to the point where i ripped all the wiring out and installed quality connectors and switches.
my bike never failed to start after doing that.
i had one issue after that, but it was my fault.
i allowed a loop of wire to entangle the forks, and the fork stops crushed and frayed the wire.
it took me a full day to locate this fault, and the symptoms were like those of "running out of gas".
the scoot would start, but it would miss, and it wouldn't come up to speed.
i will almost bet your problem is electrical.
i will also say it's a connection or a faulty switch.

go over your ride with a fine toothed comb, clean the connections and give each one just a little bite with needle nose pliars.
test your switches with an ohm meter.

another area is grounds.
my ride had a ground wire, it did not use the frame for ground except the spark plug.
all of the other grounds use this ground wire by soldered connections.

one of the best things about these chinese rides is that its YOURS, you can do things like rewiring it without voiding a warranty.
you can make any adjustment needed to make it work.

like i said, i finally got tired of my scoot not cooperating, went out and bought quality switches (some of them wasn't even intended to be used like i was going to use them), bought quality crimp on connectors, and a crimping tool, and went to work.
the very first thing i noticed was i didn't have a schematic, so i had to make my own.
long story short, it never failed to start after that.

meh, you know the drill.
crappy chinese standards spawns another dissatisfied customer.
the sad part is, it's the dealer that gets blamed for it.
the local dealer here (which is 30 miles from here) wouldn't have exchanged the part.
he has repeatedly told me "if you leave here with it, don't bring it back".
the good thing about that is, i can usually bring the old part for comparison.
even that isn't always a gaurentee it will work.
the autochoke on my bike is a typical example of this.
apparently there are 2 types, AC and DC.
one runs off the stator, the other runs off 12 volts DC.
they are identical but they cannot be interchanged.
leave it to the chinese to come up with something like that.
i finally got tired of replacing mine, so i tore apart an old one to figure out how i could get my ride to run without it.
i finally got the job done but had to hand choke the engine in cold weather to start it, otherwise the bike ran fine.

honestly, PFS is not a shady dealer

we all have to face it, you MUST be a reasonably competent mechanic to own a chinese ride.

i had to replace the radiator on my ride, and i sure wasn't going to spend a 100 bucks for this little thing.
so i got the bright idea of using an old car heater core.
i cussed and swore and chopped and sawed, but i got it to work.
it even worked better than the original.
yeah, i tend to ramble . . .

i gotta get in here too.

ordering parts for chinese rides IS NOT like going to NAPA and getting a drop in part.
granted, most parts, like CDIs, solenoids, and light bulbs are pretty well across the board interchangable.
a few more, although not drop in parts, can be made to fit.

it's always wise to include measurements with your order.

i too have ordered parts from PFS, and have no real complaints.

matt has a point about customers putting a spin on things.
he is also correct when he says he is fair IF you are fair.

remember, if the part you are ordering cannot be modified to fit, then take your measurements and send them with your order.
this is a fault of the chinese for failing to have standards and making them known to the dealers.

another thing you might try to get the gas smell out.
put your clothes in a trash bag along with some crumpled up newspaper.
you might need to change the paper a couple of times.
this newspaper trick works for a lot of stubborn odors.
i don't know if it will work on "open air" things, but for sealed items it works great.
apparently the carbon used in the ink is what adsorbs the odor.

thanks for the heads up to always check the nozzle handle.
you got really lucky on this one.

the problem could be the ignition switch itself.
part of the job of the ingition switch is to act as a kill switch for the pulse pickup in the off position.

since color codes aren't standardized on chinese scoots i can only offer a suggestion.
there should be a stripped wire running to the switch.
cut this wire in such a way that you can re attach it if needed.
the wire on my bike was red/yellow stripped.
the ignition switch grounds this wire to kill the motor.
if you go this route, remember that you must ground this wire manually to kill the engine.
if the above works, then the problem is definitely the switch.

let us know.

the new ones can be just as bad.
my 250 only had 80 miles on it, so it came that way.
the major problem, well 2 problems, was the electrical system was a pile of junk and the cooling system was also a pile of junk.
also, this bike had numerous small bugs in the design.
the CVT wasn't vented properly, which aided the over heating problem.
i couldn't ride this thing more than a few miles before it over heated.
the radiators were the next step up from cardboard.
the electrical system caused me more anguish than i want to remember.

but, like i said, after ironing out these problems, this bike was a winner.
the engine was all but bullet proof.
the mechanical parts of this bike was quality stuff, it was the rest of the bike that was crap.
the only thing i did to the engine was set the valves and install an iridium plug.
i did the regular oil change of course, one of the best things you can do for your ride is to change the oil regularly and often.
these are high RPM engines and they need that protection.

i point this stuff out because you have a chance of getting a bad bike when it really isn't the dealers fault.
a high volume dealer just can't ride every bike they get, which must be done if you want a chinese scooter that is 100%.
my experience tells me to stick with CFMOTO, even though my bike gave me headaches.
why?
because the mechanical parts was quality material.
i put almost 10,000 miles on my 250 and the clutch shoes were barely worn, they could have easily lasted 100,000 miles, no joke.
the bearings in the final drive were japanese bearings, grade A material.

if i had the chance to buy another bike just like mine at the same price i paid, i would jump all over it, then leave in a hurry before the seller changed his mind.

meh, i ramble too much