How do Payments work?

[stephenderni6]

A buyer is telling me I have to send him the tracking number as well as sending it to Paypal or I wont get paid. I am worried that he made this up and once I send him the tracking number he will cancel the payment he sent me. Is this true or do I have to send it to both like he said and who do I send it to first?

Thanks

[kernowlass]

@stephenderni6

Are the funds actually SHOWING in your Paypal account balance?

If not then its probably a SCAM.

[stephenderni6]

I got it from an email saying it was approved but in paypal it still says I requested and is pending.

[kernowlass]

@stephenderni6

This is a typical scam

They encourage you to accept a 'direct' Paypal payment and may ask you to send the item internationally.
No funds or activity of the transaction shows in your Paypal account and any emails 'may' go into your junk or spam folders.

You will get/got a "fake" email that looks as though it is from paypal.....it isn't because they don't actually have a Paypal account and have no intention of paying you.
It will say the buyer has paid ...you won't have been paid.
They will tell you that the payment is released when you provide paypal with a tracking/shipping number......this won't happen.

Paypal NEVER tell you to send an item before the payment is showing in your paypal account.
Paypal do not tell you to send trackable, they advise it for selling protection but it is not compulsory.