Hi, I received a few thousand pounds from a friend on Thursday day time, nothing dodgy just money for moving house and paying off rent arrears, and his payment to my PayPal was instant. However, I withdrew it to my UK bank account immediately, expecting it to be in my account within the day as I've never had an issue before. it's been 48 hours now and it still comes up as a "pending" transaction. I could really do with the money now to be honest, or at least know when it's going to be available to me so I can inform my current and future landlords of when to expect payment from me! Can somebody please tell me; does pending mean they're waiting for the bank to accept it, or does it mean PayPal are holding onto it for security reasons? Is it likely to cause issues because it's a larger than usual amount of money? I've contacted PayPal but am awaiting a response. Has anybody had a similar experience, withdrawing a larger sum of money and receiving it in the final 24 hours of the 72 hour withdrawal period? It's pretty crucial that I receive it soon, so I'm hoping it comes in tomorrow (within the 72 hour period) and just took a little longer than expected. Also just noticed a 3-4 working days message on the app, meaning if it doesn't come in tomorrow, I'll have to wait until Monday... Help!
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