Not a seller, why is my money on hold?

Hayden1414
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I am not a business, seller, or use PayPal for anything except for transferring money to friends, I used PayPal to receive $130 from a friend who didn’t use anything except PayPal. The money is on hold and I can’t prove anything was shipped because IT WASNT A SERVICE OR A PURCHASE IT WAS JUST MONEY SENT... SOS I don’t want to wait 21 days I need the money released ASAP.
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kernowlass
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@Hayden1414 

 

Its down to how the payment was SENT to your account that decides if its a payment received by a seller or not.


1. If they sent using money > goods / services option then paypal would see you as a seller and apply the new seller hold. They would also charge you a fee.

2. If they had sent using the send money > family / friends option then you would have had the payment instantly with no fee. 


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