I am currently selling very expensive phones. Past two out of three were sold overseas, one Russian, one Mexico. I take the risk of selling overseas, despite now the 21 day hold as well, BUT, I have to compromise. I figure by the time it gets there, 6-15 days after I sent it, if they perhaps dont leave feedback, it will only be a few days until it clears (assuming someone is under the 21 day banner). As much as THIS **bleep**, how can I complain. They are sending 450.00 to a person they have never met using a medium, albeit a well known one, for a phone, then having to deal with both Russian and Mexican customs (may not even get to its destination in Russia, as there are horror stories)...so all in all, I am not going to limit myself sending items ONLY to the USA, and then not having a worldwide market available to me because of their hold policies...or my own issues and compaints with this policy.
Be creative; find other ways to use the hold somehow as an advantage, rather than a disadvantage and for those complaining how PP takes the shipping funds out of your debit account or the like AND THEN taking it out of your held funds AFTER, and saying well I don't have that money in the first place, well if you dont have say, 12.00 to send an item in your accounts, perhaps you need to just simply reevaluate your life in general lol
Yeah this wait does **bleep**, but its how it is for now and I don't see it changing ever, probably only will get worse. May even limit buyers in their respective countries to only sell in their own countries. Ludicrous, but look at the insane only being able to leave positive feedback for negative comments to buyers. Anything is possible. Deal with it or DONT accept paypal. While offering other payment options highly reduces the amount of people that will take interest (most buyers are intimidated if they have to use anything other than paypal), there ARE other choices, as many have said before.
