Thanks to everyone who provided the most likely answer to the the problem - payments funded by some credit/debit cards. Now how long will it take eBay to respond to the same question ?
Thanks once again,
Bob Reid
> On 12/08/2003 04:35 PM, "flying_scot" <flying_scot@btopenworld.com> wrote:
>
> > Help !
> >
> > Has anyone on the list been sent PayPal payments for an auction, where
the
> > Ebay payment status shows "Pending", the individual auction shows "Paid"
> > and yet nothings been received in Paypal ?
> >
> > I know it's marginally off topic, but with the breadth of eBay
experience on
> > the list, someone may have a "classic" answer.
> >
> > I've emailed eBay UK, but I'm sure the buyers will get rattled if
they've to
> > wait for eBays 'within 30 days' dispute resolution timescale.....
>
>
> The buyer probably didn't have enough funds in his PayPal account, so the
> payment is pending until funds can be pulled up from the buyer's bank
> account or credit card. These generally take 3 business days (in the US)
to
> clear.
>
> Steven L. Sheffield
> Midvale, Utah, USA
>
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