How long does it take to Paypal to inform me of a refund?

[mdqp]

A seller told me he issued a full refund. After 3-4 days, I still see no refunds pending in my activity (nor did I receive any emails from Paypal) about this. Is he lying to me? Or is Paypal going to let me know about this only after they processed the refund?

[kernowlass]

@mdqp

Did you pay the seller by logging into your paypal account or as a guest buyer?

[mdqp]

I was logged into my account (I didn't even know I could pay on Paypal as a "guest buyer").

[kernowlass · Accepted solution]

@mdqp

Ok then as soon as a refund is issued you would have had an email from paypal telling you that AND it would show in your paypal account even if it was pending.

[mdqp]

That was my experience as well with a couple of other refunds I asked over the years, but I wanted to make sure. Thanks for the reply, I'll wait until tuesday, and then I'll see whether I should escalate this with Paypal or not.