I worked for a three man eBay Retail Company for many years, and now have struck out on my own. We first noticed this issue in late 2015. We shipped up to 60 items via UPS every week and never had any real UPS billing issues when using Paypal. The Payment would be set as "Pending" and then post as "Completed" once the package was delivered (I guess that's how it worked)...regardless we always had a good idea of what our Balance was. The first real issue was a phone call from my boss on a Tuesday in Oct-Nov of 2015. He had pulled money from the Paypal Account on Monday to go to the Flea Market and purchase inventory the following day, leaving an ample amount for our shipping needs for the current week. Tuesday morning a flood (the prior week's worth) of UPS shipping charges posted to "Completed" transactions and drained out account. The problem was and remains to be that there is a delay when the payments are moving from "Pending" to "Completed". During this delay (and we are talking days), the payment is added back to your balance as if it was never made...thus, inflating your balance. Once it posts to "Completed" it is withdrawn again. As I type I have 3 UPS Payments that are processing. I take Screen shots and save them just to keep my balance straight. Paypal has always contended that it's a UPS issue, and vice versa. I know I could ship directly through UPS, but I enjoy a nice discount from Paypal. Any Solutions?
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