How long does a refund take after a temporary hold?

[Skratch]

An unauthorized transacation was made on my account sunday, i immediately filed a dispute on it. Its been 2 days since the refund, my account that was linked my paypal has been overdrawn, the bank wants to pay a overdraft fee i told them what happened so im not paying till i get my refund back to my account, how long will this hold take i cant even use my card no more or put money in my account.

Jan 29, 2012	Add Funds from a Bank Account	CompletedYour transfer from your bank account to your PayPal account is complete. Your transfer from your bank account to your PayPal account is complete.	Details	$540.26 USD
Jan 30, 2012	Refund	Completed	Details	$542.48 USD
Jan 30, 2012	Temporary Hold	PlacedPayPal has placed a temporary hold while we're reviewing it. We'll contact you shortly with further information. PayPal has placed a temporary hold while we're reviewing it. We'll contact you shortly with further information.	Details	-$540.26 USD

[Skratch]

bump, it was finally refunded but it didnt go to my bank account it went straight to my paypal smfh

[PayPal_Frank]

Hi Skratch,

Welcome to the community! 🙂

Thanks for letting us know it's been resolved.  Bank funded payments do end up getting refunded to the PayPal balance as the transfer going back to the bank needs to be authorized as a separate transfer.

You'll be able to send the funds back now with the "Withdraw" option located in the white bar just below the My Account tab.

Thanks for using PayPal!

- Frank

[Stephanie77]

I had a similar issue, rec'd  a refund that was placed on hold event though the money was already out of my account and instead of that money going right back in to my account it was placed in my paypal account...just withdrew it today so I'm hoping it will be back in my account in time!