I want to send money by PayPal to a friend in the US. A couple of weeks ago, when I sent money to a friend in Scotland it took over a week to be available, apparently because I clicked to take it from my bank account, so an e-check was used. This has never happened before - the money was always just sent immediately. The message I got said that if I had used my bank card instead of having it taken from my bank account directly, the money would have been available immediately - but if I use my bank card for this present transaction it would cost over $6. I'm afraid that if I say to take the money directly from my bank account the payment will once again be pending for a week or more. Why can I no longer send a payment from my bank account for free and have it arrive immediately? Or can I? Thanks a lot - I don't want to send this money till I understand this.
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