Account takes days to update so I have no idea what my balance is

BigZombieMonkey
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I'm at my wits end with PayPal at the moment, so much so that I am tempted to close my account entirely, I seem to have no problem receiving money and it instantly shows in my balance, however when I pay for anything using PayPal it seems to take days to actually update my balance so I never know what is coming out of my bank account and what is already processed. I have just sent my partner money and she already has the money in her bank and shown on PayPal, however, my account still shows as nothing has come out! 
This is becoming such an issue that I can never keep up with what is in my account and what has actually come out. After spending 30 minutes trying to figure out where I can resolve this issue I've still not been able to find any way to e-mail or contact PayPal. This service used to be great but at this point, I'm concerned something si wrong with my account, is anyone else having this issue? Is there any way to force the wallet to update to what is in there or do I have to wait 4-5 days between each use of PayPal because if I do I may as well close the account now.

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kernowlass
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@BigZombieMonkey 

 

Transfers from bank accounts are never instant, that is why when you buy something paypal credit the seller upfront for you and paypal take the wait for the funds to transfer to pay them back again, this is so you get your item without delay.

Takes 5-7 working days to transfer as Paypal use the slowest (cheapest) transfer option BUT funds normally leave your bank account from a few hours up to a few days later.



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