@luckibill Ebay and Paypal are 2 separate companies and have 2 separate policies for holding funds for new sellers. If yours was an Ebay transaction then its an Ebay hold and Ebay authorise when paypal can release the funds. This is the new seller hold that every single seller on Ebay has or will go through. You are at no more risk as the buyer has no idea their funds are pending, its between you and paypal. Even if you had the funds in your bank account, if the buyer opened a dispute and won you would still have to refund them. Normally for the Ebay hold funds are released when tracking shows the item as delivered + 3 days if you use Ebay / paypal postage. Info in this Ebay link below about Ebays hold. http://pages.ebay.com/seller-center/payments-and-fees/funds-availability.html
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