Hi - this is not another 'why is my payment on hold' question. I'm a seasoned paypal user and familiar with hold policy for he first few months of a new account. My question has to do with the ability to get the funds released sooner when you add tracking/shipping information. In the past when I did this, it shortened the hold time from three weeks to just one week. This time, a message came up saying that I'll get my money sooner (in one week), but when I went back to the payment details it still shows the funds on hold for three weeks. The two screens are contradicting each other. Here's the first screen, after I add the tracking info: Bur when I click on 'see transaction details at the bottom of that message, I am taken to this screen which shows the hold time is still about three weeks: And it still says I can get the money sooner by updating the shipping info, which I just did! If I click on 'get your money sooner' in that last image above, here's what I see: This is a screen I've never seen before. Well it's too late to print the shipping label but I tried 'add tracking info' and got this: I click on 'item shipped without tracking number' and then I get this: HAHAHA oh what fun! It's worth noting at this point that t here is no way to get back to the main page or details screen. All the 'cancel' and 'x' links just keep circling me around these shipping info and "oops" pages. The only way to get back to the main page is exit and come back in again new. So, to sum up, here's what's happening: PayPal: your funds are on hold for three weeks. Me: OK. PayPal: If you update shipping info you can get the funds sooner. Me: [updates shipping info] PayPal: Hahaha just kidding, you still have to wait three weeks!
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