I complained last week to PAYPAL regarding this issue and was assured it would be less of a necessity as the computer recognised withdrawal trends. This was completely untrue. This week I have tried to withdraw 3 small amounts - all £10 or less and every single one has been held. The most frustrating thing is I tried to pre-empt the holds and left a clear 24 hours for when I needed the money - TO PAY FOR POST TO MY CUSTOMERS - The first hold says it is for 24 hours - its is STILL PENDING after 28 hours - the second hold (I thought I'd try a smaller amount) was for 21 hours - STILL PENDING AFTER 27 hours - tried to withdraw £10 again today - held for 4 hours according to PAYPAL - held for 24 Hours according to the email I recieved. So it appears that you can't even try to manage your withdrawals. And don't even bother with PAYPALS customer service - I wrote a very clear question only to get an automated email with automated answers (which clearly didn't answert my question or I wouldn;t have emailed them!), at the end of which it asked me to restate my question - and then it took 2 days of emailing back and forth to get anywhere near an answer that was acceptable - and this week that answer was proven to be a complete lie! Ironicly - if I want to pay my eBay seller balance it takes the money straight away - NO HOLDS! Enough of this monopoly on our money! Either sort your security systems out or AT LEAST stick to the timescales you quote!
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