PayPal Question - strange payment ?

[SquierBender]

I sold a bass today on eBay. When we got the payment, it said:

"The money for this payment is being temporarily held in your pending balance. It will be held for up to 21 days. While it's being held, it won't be available for withdrawal.

We'll move the money to your available balance after 21 days as long as your buyer hasn't reported a problem. It may be available sooner if we can confirm that the item was delivered or, if this is an eBay item, your buyer leaves positive feedback."

Has anyone seen this before? This is news to me & it makes me a little nervous.

Thanks.

[Let It Fall]

yes its a bs paypal policy, only if you go through ebay of course. If its over a certain amount they hold it. I always ask the buyer to leave good feedback early and take pictures of packaging and whole shipment. Or something give them my paypal address directly hoping they just send it that way..

[Metaltronix]

I sold two guitars for a friend back in March. They wouldn't release the money until I gave the customer (same guy bought both) and paypal a tracking number, and then it had to be delivered and signed for. My friend refused to send them unless he got the money. The customer freaked out, I gave him my phone number and even talked to him making sure he knew I wasn't trying to scam him, I just had to wait a few days before I could ship them and he freaked out and canceled the payment and I ended up losing both my paypal and ebay accounts because of this. It's why I will never use paypal ever again.

[bongomania]

Yeah, OP you need to read Paypal's policies. That's their normal deal for people who are new to Paypal, new to Ebay, or who have been inactive for a while, or have only done a very small number of transactions, or who "look suspicious".

[SquierBender]

Thanks for the tips, guys.

Originally Posted by Let It Fall

Or something give them my paypal address directly hoping they just send it that way..

I apologize, but I am not understanding this point.

Originally Posted by Metaltronix

...., I just had to wait a few days before I could ship them and he freaked out and canceled the payment and I ended up losing both my paypal and ebay accounts because of this. It's why I will never use paypal ever again.

So he felt that having to wait a few days may be a set up for a scam? Did he cx his payment AFTER you sent them?

Originally Posted by bongomania

Yeah, OP you need to read Paypal's policies. That's their normal deal for people who are new to Paypal, new to Ebay, or who have been inactive for a while, or have only done a very small number of transactions, or who "look suspicious".

Is it something that the buyer chose thinking that I am suspect for one or more of the above reasons?

Thanks again.

[bongomania]

It's not up to the buyer, it is strictly something decided by some robot or clerk at Paypal.

[RWP]

Ebay ROBOT!!!

[L-A]

Originally Posted by bongomania

It's not up to the buyer, it is strictly something decided by some robot or clerk at Paypal.

Having dealt with Paypal support in the last weeks, the robot hypothesis is far more likely.

[Metaltronix]

Originally Posted by SquierBender

So he felt that having to wait a few days may be a set up for a scam? Did he cx his payment AFTER you sent them?

His mentality was "I paid you, send them immediately" His payment was canceled the same day he sent it. Talk about childish, Donnie is a little B1XXh. edited to protect the guilty.

Also, this happened back on the 1st of March, so it wasn't me just complaining to hear myself b1tch, it was kind of outta the blue. I was totally taken off guard because I've sold a 1982 San Dimas Charvel guitars and Lee Jackson XLS 1000's and multiple other misc. parts without a single problem before. I had my previous acct. for over 10 years, did I deserve to lose that too?

[bongomania]

Originally Posted by Metaltronix

His mentality was "I paid you, send them immediately"

That's not just his mentality, that is how Paypal works now--those are the rules. You don't like it? Don't use Paypal. End of story.

[Metaltronix]

I edited post #9 to reflect my response to post #10 as asked by bongomania.

[baba]

Originally Posted by bongomania

That's not just his mentality, that is how Paypal works now--those are the rules. You don't like it? Don't use Paypal. End of story.

Exactly. I also chose not to use Paypal anymore....or eBay.

[Caca de Kick]

I had this happen on one ebay bass transaction over the summer. Just took a couple of weeks to get my money.
As per the paypal rules, I simply plugged in the tracking number so paypal can see when it gets delivered. Once the bass was delivered, it took about two days for the money to be cleared into my account.

[SelenaBassGirl]

I recently sold scrap gold on ebay, first for $400 and second was $500, but I got mine right away. It said "cleared, safe to send item" and took like 3-4 days to transfer to bank. So it must be in higher amount. You have to send item out first?? or does paypal tell u it's safe to mail out item but however they will hold until buyer gets item?? $500 was the most amt I ever sold on eBay.

[SelenaBassGirl]

Originally Posted by bongomania

That's not just his mentality, that is how Paypal works now--those are the rules. You don't like it? Don't use Paypal. End of story.

the thing is ebay got weird about what you can or can't mention in the post. You can't say "I don't take credit cards" (cause PayPal wants that money earned), or cash...So I just put "Please email me for other payment options" in my listing. I'd rather just get US postal money orders but eBay are funny now a days.

[SLaPiNFuNK]

standard thing now...

just make sure when you click ship, the seller protection says ELIGIBLE in GREEN.

any payment of $250 or MORE REQURES SIGNITURE CONFIRMATION and ALL PAYMENTS must be shipped to the PAYPAL Shipping Address... (not a written in address)