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Hey guys, I was wondering just how PayPal works when linked to a bank account. I just got something for about $20.00 without having any cash in PayPal.
My question is how is PayPal going to get the money is it just going to come out of the account I have linked, will I need to do anything to let the funds go to PayPal, and about how long will it take. Thanks for the help!

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Hi there and welcome to PayPal!
When you go to make a purchase the our system will recognize that your account with us does not carry a balance. At that time it will have you select a payment method to use (in this instance your bank account) and it will deduct the necessary amount. If you decide to one day link more than one card/bank account it will give you a menu to select your funding method from your available options on the list.
I hope this helps!

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