I didn't sell anything the money was a transfer for a loan

[travtrab]

I was broke down on the side of the road with a flat tire my buddy London the money through PayPal to pay for the tire are you at PayPal put a 21-day hold on it as if I sold something but I never did how do I get my money released immediately

[kernowlass]

@travtrab 

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.

https://www.paypal.com/us/smarthelp/article/why-is-my-payment-on-hold-or-unavailable-faq1987

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. (However that option is not available in every country).