Held payment and refund

Jcelnik
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Hi there I've had a payment sent to me from a family member for some money owed I know for a fact they selected friends and family when sending it as I was there and it is being held in my account for no apparent reason which is very annoying. I have the option to refund the money back to him so my question is if I send it back to his PayPal will it then be held in his account as well because if not he can just withdraw to his bank account and then do a bank transfer. Regards Joel

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sharpiemarker
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@Jcelnik 

 

Look on your account and check the payment details for a PayPal fee just to be sure it is not a goods and services hold. PayPal can hold funds for review of any transaction. No idea how long ago this payment was sent, it usually up to a 72 hour wait. If you refunded, it's more likely there won't be a hold as funds came from that PayPal account but you never know as software runs things now and some of the things it does is inexplicable.


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