Paying with empty paypal balance

[person_]

i read on paypal you can pay without having any balance on your paypal account. How does that work? I have already linked it with my saving/banking account but i dont understand how i can tell paypal to get the money from there....please help and explain to me how this works.

p.s i purchased something already but the seller wants payment within 3 days its already 4 i need to pay them ASAP

[Damieni]

I want to know if this is possible too. I've read on a few sites that it is, but I want to know for sure.

It would be good if it does work since it takes forever to get money from bank transfer into PayPal.

[PayPal_Adrian]

Welcome to the boards!

If you only have a bank account on file, you don't have to move funds into your balance first.  You can skip this step by completing the checkout process without adding funds first - PayPal will just debit your account directly.  In some instances, you may run across a seller who doesn't accept eCheques; if that's the case, you may have to move funds in first to cover the purchase in order to meet their requirement.

Thanks!

Adrian