According to the information on ebay, receiving feedback no longer means that your money is received earlier.

 

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Your funds may become available more quickly if you provide us with tracking information:

 

If you list on eBay.ca and your item is located in Canada and you have a below global performance rating and your item is shipped within Canada, your funds will be available 7 days after the latest estimated delivery date. If your item is shipped internationally and no estimated delivery date can be calculated then funds will be available 21 days after the buyer pays.

 

If you list your item located in Canada on eBay.com and you have a below standard US performance rating, once you've marked your items as shipped, funds will be available 7 days after the latest estimated delivery date. If no estimated delivery date can be calculated, funds will be available 21 days after the buyer pays.

 

If you list on eBay.com and drop ship from inside the US, funds will be available 3 days after delivery confirmation when you upload tracking information, or 7 days after your latest estimated delivery date if you don't upload tracking but mark the item as shipped. Otherwise, funds will be available 21 calendar days after the buyer pays. Note: In some cases, such as international shipments, we can't calculate a delivery date or confirm delivery. It may also take longer to get your funds if your buyer reports a problem.

What on earth is the reasoning there? I don't mind the program since it does curb some really bad practices, including demands that positive feedback be left before shipping, but refusing to release promptly when delivery has been confirmed is .... крекинга нефти промышленности

I like what PJ states in responce.  I have money being witheld for 3 items i've sold.  Today another item was sold and the money went into the account straightaway.  Each item was sold from Canada to the states.  Do not expect a straight answer from Paypal as to when you will see your funds.  I have emailed them.  I have phoned them.  I spent close to an hour talking to people who say they are management but can only quote me what I already do not comprehend re: 7 days, confirmation, 21 days, estimates for delivery....etc 

13 days to go before Paypal will release my $8... Not that I'm in a rush- it's just annoying that's all.

Да, крестный отец ДД владеет русским и думает, что это делает замечательный проклятия, плевки много шумов и щелчков.

 

Apparently they will release the money for shipping if you use paypal shipping but I'm not sure if they automatically do that when you try to print a label.

Here is the eBay help page on

 

PayPal payment holds

 

Can held funds be used to pay for shipping?

If you print labels and pay for shipping through PayPal or eBay, the cost of the label will be released from your pending balance shortly after you print the label. Printing labels on eBay and PayPal is free. You only need to pay the cost of shipping.

Lucky me that I don't need the money right away! I did register a valid credit card. But it sure sounds to me that Paypal didn't give the hold issue much fore thought. Its caused more problems then it is worth.

 

From what I read on the eBay.com boards on the pending funds, you have no access to the pending funds to pay your shipping on PayPal.  You have to pay somehow and get that amount released after by PayPal for the shipping cost. Most sellers would have a PayPal balance in their account from previous sales but new seller or a seller with issues may not.

 

I assume that PayPal has to verify what the actual shipping cost paid is before releasing the same amount from the 21 day hold. 

 

Whatever the reason, items with a 21 day hold cannot use the funds for paying for the items shipping. The seller has to find a means of paying for their PayPal shipping label. For new sellers this can be an issue on items with higher shipping costs.

 

Prior to this change of releasing shipping funds, sellers had to pay for the shipping and wait for the 21 day hold to be removed to get their shipping money back.  This was a big complaint and eBay/PayPal modified it in the Spring 2011 Update.

 

My understanding of the issue.

"That can be changed to CC but I never ever have the option to put the whole bill on my CC. "

 

Here is a solution that has worked for many eBay sellers/buyers who wish to use a credit card to fund their purchases paid through PayPal:

 

1) send your complete balance (including cents) to an non-existing email adress.  It will remained "pending" until claimed (which will never happen)

 

2) arrange the payment of your purchase selecting "credit card" as funding source.  Since there is no current balance in your PayPal account, the full amount wil be charged to the credit card

 

3) cancel the payment to the non-existing email account so your balance returns to your PayPal account.

 

Yes, Virginia, it is that simple!

My goodness isn't selling fun?  Since I do not have the pending money I will withold any feedback. Why?  I have not gotten the payment due. 

When the pending money is in my account I will leave the feedback  I feel the transaction deserves.