Temporary Hold on Refund

[Terrible_Fate]

Hello, I have supposedly received a refund from a purchase then cancellation I made. But Paypal puts a "temporary" hold on this after it goes to my account. How long until this is lifted and I recieve my funds?

It's been two days since this happened.

[kernowlass]

When you pay a seller it is never instant > paypal credit the seller for you and then start the process of uploading your funds to paypal from your funding source.

This is done so you get your item more quickly.

So when you cancel that payment or get a refund  those funds can't do a u-turn > they have to process through to paypal who will then either return them to your funding source (if you paid with a debit or credit card), or credit your paypal balance (if it was funded from your balance or instant bank transfer), but that takes a few days and sometimes up to a week.