Hello

[Alisain16]

Hello I have a question. Friends & Family send me $$.Usually I don't have any problems I get the $ right away but 4/5 times when friends sent me $ they put it on hold & I have to wait 21 days to receive it. I don't have a business I don't & have ever sold anything so I don't understand why they keep doing this. What can I do to get my money now & so it doesn't happen anymore. Thank You

[kernowlass]

@Alisain16 

Because your friends are using the wrong option to send the funds to you.

Its down to how the payment was SENT to an account.

1. If sent using money > goods / services option then paypal would see the recipient as a seller and apply the new seller hold. They would also charge a fee.

2. If sent using the send money > family / friends option then the recipient would have the payment instantly (as long as it wasn't an echeque pending with a clearance date) with no fee if funded from a bank account or balance (a fee if you use a card).