Known Issue: Received payments not appearing in balance

PayPal_Frank
Administrator
Administrator
"PayPal experienced a brief technical issue yesterday during a planned system update which resulted in some consumers being unable to see a transaction in their account history after it had processed. And, some merchants may not have received immediate payment.  
 
The technical issue has been fixed and PayPal is working to have these transactions reflected accurately for both consumers and merchants. 
 
We apologize for any inconvenience."
 
Hi everyone,
 
I know this has been a frustrating issue and we apologize for any inconvenience this has caused.  I want to assure you this was immediately escalated and is being worked on at a high priority.  We don't have an exact ETA but our engineers are working to fix the transactions affected by this issue as soon as possible.
 
- Frank
 
 
 
FAQs
 

Q. Why I cannot see the money in my balance? I am sure that I received a payment because I received the email confirmation.  

A system change last night has resulted in an issue whereby instant bank funded transactions are not appearing on account balances. Once you received the email confirming your payment the transaction did complete but it will only appear in the account balance once this issue is resolved.

 

Q. Why does the system not allow me to withdraw the payment that I already received?

You will be able to withdraw the funds once the transaction appears on your account balance.

 

Q. I received a payment, but I cannot see the money in my balance. Should I send the parcel?

Until the payments shows as completed in your account activity log we would advise you not to send out the parcel. We expect this issue to be resolved soon therefore this shouldn't cause any major delay to your parcel send.

 
 
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Sbaker1
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Same thing just happend to me! Ugh.
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iAmDizzie
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Having the same issue! Frustrating because in my case, I paid for something with my Paypal Debit card at a brick and mortar place and rather than rejecting b/c of inadequate balance like it usually does, it automatically took it out of my bank account. I SHOULD have the money in my PP acct but it's showing I have nothing (but when I look at the Detailed Summary, I have money). Now, because it took money from my bank account, it's going to cost me an overdraft payment. Grrr....Thanks, Paypal! 

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ShiraYuki
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you can request for bank letter from paypal and call your bank to waive the fee.

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ljersey
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same i went to pay for something and it took money out of bank account at least i knew it was doing it.

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dalhan
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bossman759
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same issue is happening to me!!!!

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Marshall74
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I'm showing several hundred dollars shy, myself!  Hope they fix it soon!

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paulaselina
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Experiencing same issue. Paid on the Ebay site, but not showing in Paypal. Three transactions so far.

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wizardglick
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 sent money to a friend so she could buy a bus ticket home. She doesn't have the money now and the only thing they will say is "Technical difficulty with the paypal system."   The balance on my account is zeroed as well. Imagine if your bank did this.....

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peppy777
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Same issue. Called Paypal and opened ticket to technical support. Got e-mail back, but support by e-mail wasn't in the loop. Person on phone at paypal said it was a widespread glitch and their technicians were working on it. I hope that's true as I recieved payment today and it is not showing on my account balance. Been using paypal for 10 years, what is happening?

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