Hello, When the buyer is "billed" depends on three things. 1. When creating the recurring payment, did you specify if the buyer had to pay an initial amount ? If so, the initial amount is taken instantly once the profile is created. 2. When creating the recurring payment, did you specify if the buyer was allowed a trial period and if so, was there a charge for this trial period ? 3. When creating the recurring payment, what was the start data for the profile ? This determines on which date the profile becomes active and bills the buyer. Billing can occur within 24 hours of the profile becoming active. This applies to our sandbox / production environments. Information on how recurring payments are handled and how you can set them up for your specific needs can be found here : https://developer.paypal.com/docs/classic/express-checkout/integration-guide/ECRecurringPayments/#recurring-payments-profile-options
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