I recently sent money to someone, but got the e-mail (PayPal) address wrong, so I had to re-do the payment. The original payment sent to the wrong address was never claimed - indeed, very likely no one actually has the account I mis-spelled - so I expected a virtually instant refund when I canceled the payment. However, almost 2 weeks later, it still says "pending" for my refund. Part of the payment came from my PayPal account (~$300, which drained it entirely), and part came from my bank account (~$140); the part that came fromy my PayPal account seems to have been refunded instantly, as the second (i.e. correct) payment I made only dinged another $140 from my bank account. I realize that the $140 I am owed in refund will go to my PayPal balance, rather than my bank account, but I still do not know why it is taking so long for this to happen. This isn't a case of a recipient having to refund money; it's simply a cancellation of a payment that was never claimed.
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