@rickyy    Scam. PayPal does not ask you to pay them with a separate to get paid like this scammer is doing. If someone really paid, you will see record of payment in your PayPal account in either the available balance or pending balance if your payment is subject to the 21 day PayPal funds availability hold.    Contact PayPal customer service to check if the transaction ID is valid or not. But that part about you sending money to a bank account before PayPal funds are released to your account is highly suspect and not how PayPal works.   To contact customer service for assistance: Click HELP at the top menu, scroll down to click CONTACT US, and then scroll down to click CALL US.   Say "Live Agent" to the automated recording. ... View more

@xMichael    You get protection by sending a goods and services payment. Don't need the seller's name really or their ID. The seller can send you a PayPal invoice to your PayPal email address with all their info filled in or you can send a goods and services via Send & Request to their PayPal email address. account owner name will appear on the transaction details after payment is made. Be sure to select "Paying for an item or service" under the amount field during the payment process. I also recommend paying with a credit card.   You can read more about the buyer or purchase protection program by clicking "Legal" at the bottom of the page and selecting your country as there are limitations. ... View more

@huyennbl    It's free to use and register. No annual fee but you get a limit of 12 refunded returns a year so use sparingly. ... View more

@Morgan0017    Go to Summary page and look for the bank and cards section, click Link a card button just under that. Should also try clearing your browser cache and cookies and restart device because you should see two huge buttons on the left side bar one for linking debit and credit cards and the other for linking banks on the wallet page. ... View more

@hollaijudit    https://www.paypal.com/us/smarthelp/article/where-is-my-refund-faq1212 ... View more

@vincea1984    Their payment could be subject to the PayPal 21 days funds availability hold. Funds are temporarily unavailable and in their pending balance, to ensure the seller ships what they sold out and to cover disputes should you report a problem with the transaction within 21 days. If you paid for goods and services, the seller should ship asap, their money is there in their account, just temporarily unavailable for their use and held by PayPal, not you. The seller should have a little capital on hand to pay for shipping to conduct their business, not run things payment by payment. ... View more

@Ourada15    Yes, you can with a goods and services payment via Send & Request. Select "Paying for item or service" under the Amount field in the payment process. ... View more

@Oskey93    Don't know how long you've been withdrawing to card successfully but maybe the new thing is to withdraw through FNB: https://www.paypal.com/bw/smarthelp/article/how-do-i-withdraw-money-from-my-paypal-account-in-botswana-faq3252 Scroll down to this section: Set up your PayPal Account in four steps https://www.fnb.co.za/forex/payments/paypal.html https://www.fnbwithdraw.com/ppaweb/   note: you don't need an actual fnb bank account, just an fnb online banking profile. ... View more

@viscom_javed   Check the Money page, under the bank account and card icons. ... View more

@Teybra    to downgrade:   Contact customer service for assistance: Click HELP at the top menu, scroll down to click CONTACT US, and then scroll down to click CALL US.   Call early, during business hours, west coast time to try to get a US rep. Say "Live Agent" to the automated recording. ... View more

@Fienance    https://www.paypal.com/us/smarthelp/article/where-is-my-refund-faq1212   Contact your bank or card issuer too.   Could also try and click Report a problem on the refunds or in the original transactions themselves if that option is available in the transaction details to get someone to review/trace the refunds. No idea why customer service tell you to ask the community as no one has access to others' accounts unless it was a recording and no one to answer the phone at the time. ... View more

@BaanSuanThai    On the settings page, click Account Owner Information on the left side bar. ... View more

@SFMcAlpine    Open your AU account with a different email address. Then PayPal yourself whatever you have from NZ account as personal payment to the AU account, then close the NZ account, then add and confirm the email address to your AU account and go back in to make it your new primary email address. Boom, done.   Can't close a PayPal account while you have any funds in there. Maybe you can PayPal it to a NZ friend instead who has PayPal to empty the NZ account out if the currency exchange will deplete what you send to yourself. ... View more

@seans2    It is legal. Buyer can either file chargeback or PayPal dispute (their choice) within 180 days from date of payment. Chargebacks are a whole other animal from PayPal disputes.   Have to repay the debt and take the buyer to court to get the item or money back. For $17K in equipment, it is worth it. The thing with chargebacks, the card issuer may not require the buyer to return items. And Amex is a great card to have as a consumer. From observation, they really go to bat for their cardholders, in some cases, a couple years longer on chargeback depending on circumstances and holder's account standing with AMEX. As sellers, we have to work with buyers to resolve things before it gets to the point where you lose your item AND money AND go into collections. This customer was ragging on and on during the transaction like you said, at some point, I would have said "return for refund, please", just to mitigate loss and stress. And don't look at PayPal, their seller protection was never meant to be a guarantee, warranty or insurance and they're definitely at the mercy of the card's decision and if the buyer claims (either with PayPal or their card issuer) that the item you sent isn’t what was ordered (referred to as a “Significantly Not as Described” claim), it's not covered against chargebacks.    https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/ua/useragreement-full#seller-protection ... View more

@Sinbos512    MasterCard in your region won't work for withdraws then. They don't have the license agreement to but Visa Europe does. ... View more

@Faraz85    Contact customer service for assistance: Click HELP at the top menu, scroll down to click CONTACT US, and then scroll down to click CALL US.   Say "Live Agent" to the automated recording. ... View more

@Kride18576    Allow a few days longer. It may have cleared the seller's bank but transactions are done in batches and has to go through bank interchanges/clearing houses on the way to PayPal and note that refunds go back to the original payment method used and may not go back to your PayPal balance, see the chart here on eta with refunds: https://www.paypal.com/us/smarthelp/article/where-is-my-refund-faq1212 ... View more

@Ananthth    Check this page for information on how to get your cash back (scroll half way down, past the promo deals): https://www.paypal.com/in/webapps/mpp/online-shopping ... View more

@kuba6    https://www.paypal.com/uk/smarthelp/article/why-is-my-money-on-hold-or-not-available-faq3306 https://www.paypal.com/uk/smarthelp/article/why-is-my-payment-on-hold-or-unavailable-faq1987 https://www.paypal.com/uk/smarthelp/article/how-can-i-prevent-ebay-payments-going-to-my-pending-balance-faq1377 https://www.paypal.com/uk/smarthelp/article/how-do-i-get-my-paypal-payment-sooner-for-a-transaction-on-hold-faq3743 https://www.paypal.com/uk/smarthelp/article/what-shipping-couriers-can-i-use-to-get-my-funds-sooner-faq3565 ... View more

@Umershabir07888    Contact customer service for assistance as no one in the forums has access to others' accounts to look up the transaction for you: Click HELP at the top menu, scroll down to click CONTACT US, and then scroll down to click CALL US.   Say "Live Agent" to the automated recording. ... View more

@sarmad_dw    They denied claim because it was a custom made item.   "Ineligible items and transactions under PayPal’s Buyer Protection Policy: - Significantly Not As Described claims for wholly or partly custom-made items."   Have to make sure that Buyer Protection for your transaction is eligible prior as it has it's limitations. PayPa never claimed its a guarantee.   If credit card was used to pay for the item, call your card issuer to file a chargeback. ... View more

@LaurenProcter11    Click on the withdraw transaction, there should be some information about a review or an estimated time of how long the review is going to be for the transfer/withdraw before it is processed and complete. That's when the clock starts on when your bank will post your funds to your account. https://www.paypal.com/uk/smarthelp/article/why-is-my-withdrawal-from-paypal-on-hold-faq3334   Your payments are subject to the 21 day hold and since you added tracking PayPal system has to confirm delivery with the courier and will release your funds within 24/48 hrs upon confirmation. Don't know when it checks as it is automated.   https://www.paypal.com/uk/smarthelp/article/why-is-my-payment-on-hold-or-unavailable-faq1987 https://www.paypal.com/uk/smarthelp/article/how-do-i-get-my-paypal-payment-sooner-for-a-transaction-on-hold-faq3743 https://www.paypal.com/uk/smarthelp/article/what-shipping-couriers-can-i-use-to-get-my-funds-sooner-faq3565 ... View more

@Sari981    Click Transfer Money under the PayPal balance and click Transfer to my bank, then select the balance in the FROM menu and select your card from the TO menu. ... View more

@LeRoy60    File dispute through credit card by calling the issuer of the card and giving the account/transaction information. ... View more

@tmento01    No, browser only. ... View more

@CarolNT    Yes, can only send money for goods and services in your region. No personal payments. ... View more

@fixyourstuff    PayPal internal security triggered or some kinds of glitch/bad connection between PayPal system and their bank where your PP balance is held or something. Leave account alone for a few days so security and system can reset and then try again.  ... View more

@Thomas148    Ask your family member who sent the payment to dispute the payment to get it back from PayPal and send you funds another way. If you used an alias or fake name that you can't prove is you, you're stuck. Names are very difficult to change and even if they allow a change, its only for certain situations and minimal changes, not an entire name change because PayPal figures you have enough sense to use your real name because this is money we are talking about, you want it to be under your real name if the funds belong to you. If you can change the entire name, someone can come right in and change the name of your account without your knowledge and there is no security in that. Therefore you must use real name and info. ... View more