when do I get instant access to payments made to me? oh, and how long for a pending withdrawal?

[wiggleman12345]

Hi

I've only relatively recently started using Paypal and have completed about 15 transactions so far. All of my payments are subjected to the 21 days to clear process at the moment and as you have to love eBay'ers....only 7 provided positive feedback before the 21 days passed with 2 more doing so after payment was released. (I've only got +ive feedback to date)

When do Paypal normally accept your not likely to be a fraudster and allow you quicker access to your funds?

Also, I've one payment due to me which has been held for 24 hours when none of my others have been, and in fact, one was completed a few minutes ago. By the time it had taken me to log out of paypal and into my bank the last payment had appeared!

I've read in these forums that Paypal love to hold on to funds, I just wondered what the usual time is?

Many thanks

WM

[kernowlass]

HERES SOME INFO FOR YOU:


Why your payments are held.


• You have been selling on eBay for less than 90 days
• You have an eBay feedback score fewer than 100 as a seller and have not yet established a record of good performance
• You have received fewer than 20 Detatiled Seller Ratings on eBay in the last 12 months or your eBay seller performance is below standard
• You have a high rate of customer disputes or a low eBay feedback percentage
• You have been a PayPal member for less than 6 months and have limited selling activity
• You have a sudden change in selling activities (e.g. suddenly selling expensive items, selling large numbers of items, etc.)
• You happen to be selling in a high risk category such as tickets, travel, gift vouchers, computers, electronics, mobile phones, etc.
Depending on the circumstances, paypal may set aside payments for a single transaction or for all payments to sellers who meet the criteria above.


How can I get the payments released before 21 days.


1. If your buyer leaves feedback (pos) then funds are normally released within 48 hours of that feedback being left.
2. If you decide to send an item trackable then you can add the tracking number to the details of the paypal transaction and funds are then released when the item shows as delivered + 3 days.


What if I have met the criteria for release either earlier or at 21 days and the funds are still held.


Then you can email or phone paypal via contact us bottom of paypal pages with the transaction numbers of the items and ask them to "hurry up" and release your dosh.