Personal money sent to me but PP holding it. why?
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i had a deposit sent to me for personal use but paypal holing it as a business sale it looks like. I spoke with them yesterday and they said to use the paypal.me link and request it. i did this. it was paid and still it is on hold.
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Business PayPalME links only result in business/commercial/sale payments.
Since July 28 2022, Business accounts in the US cannot accept/receive personal payments from US Personal PayPal accounts. If you need to receive personal payments, open a personal account separate from your business account.
Do the task to get the money released sooner:
There are two methods to release money sooner depending on what you see on your screen:
Method 1:
Recipient has to change the order status or add tracking:
- Go to Activity.
- Find the transaction to update, then click Get your money.
- *If you sold a product, select Product to add tracking information or print shipping label directly.
- **If you received payment that do not require shipping, selling an intangible item or service, select Service or virtual product to confirm order status.
- Click Submit.
*Use one of our approved shipping carriers and we’ll release the hold 24 hours after the courier confirmed delivery to the buyer’s address.
**Recipient will get their money 7 days after confirming the order status as Completed.
Method 2:
If there are no issues with the transactions such as disputes, claims or chargebacks, the funds should typically be released within or after 21 days from the date of payment.
In some markets, the transaction can be marked as "shipped" or "processed" to gain earlier access to the funds. Here's how to mark your item as “shipped” or “Processed” in the Transaction details.
- Log in to your PayPal account.
- Go to Activity page,
- Click the transaction to update.
- Click “Add tracking info” button.
- Click the Order Status menu and select “Processed” or “Completed” if shipping is not required.
Then, after 48 hrs of doing either methods above, ask Sender to ‘confirm receipt’ when the option is available, here’s how:
- Click Activity at the top of the page.
- Find and click the original payment for the item.
- Click Confirm receipt.
- Click Yes to confirm that you received the order.
Note: Not all transactions get the ‘confirm receipt’ option.
Kudos & Solved are greatly appreciated. 🙂
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