How long does a transfer take from paypal back to my debit card

[Jilly16]

I was given a refund yesterday and it came back to Paypal and then it said it had been transferred to my debit card. I am still waiting for it to appear in my bank account although Paypal states the transaction is complete. Why have I not got my money. Surely if a withdrawal to your bank account is pretty much instant , then why not a refund back on your card/bank account .

[kernowlass]

But a withdrawal from your bank account is not instant it takes about 5 days.

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 so you get your item more quickly.

But they don't refund in advance.

If you funded the original paypal payment to the seller with a debit or credit card then it won't go back to your paypal balance.

Once marked as completed it will automatically go back to your bank account or credit card but takes up to a week to process through to the bank and a bit longer for a c.c.