my payments are all pending

[Blake51]

I sent a friend some money and the payment says sent-pending its been like this for about 4 days and I want to know why

[kernowlass]

@Blake51 

Normally payments from bank accounts are never instant as Paypal uses the cheapest transfer option of electronic transfer ie echeque.
So to prevent any delay in the dispatch of items Paypal credits the seller upfront and Paypal takes the wait for the bank transfer to clear.
Funds may have left your bank account but they have to go via ACH in batches before Paypal receives them.

HOWEVER if you are using the friends/family option from your bank account which is FREE then this time you take the wait.

There are other reasons for echeques being used instead of paypal crediting the recipient upfront and they are if the senders ...

1. Card needs updating.
2. Has had a recent negative balance.
3. A recent failed bank transfer.
4. For some high cost riskier payments / transactions.
5. Friends / family payments....funded from a bank account.