I'm having the same problem. Really fed up! I needed a cash advance and had to use my credit card. I had two options, either withdraw cash at an ATM and pay the cash in to my bank account or use Paypal to send to my husband's paypal account using my credit card. Regrettably I choose to use my Paypal account. BIG MISTAKE. So, I paid the excessive fee of £15 to use my credit card in the hopes of transferring MY money from my paypal account into my bank account. Everything looked fine, I was informed during the process that the transfer would be made immediately, so I went ahead on that basis. Then to my surprise and amazement, Paypal lied, they told me it was now pending review for "security reasons"! I've I'd know that was what was going to happen I would never have used my Paypal account. I've made several smaller withdrawals to my bank account recently without any problems at all. And the day I need a cash advance Paypal freezes my withdrawal. Thanks a lot Paypal, way to go! So, now not only have I maxed out my credit card with no access to any other fund source to make the purchase I wanted, Paypal has decided to hold on to my funds in Pending land. There's one thing for sure, I'm going to be telling everyone NOT to use Paypal becuase of this ridiculous policy of holding on unecessarily to people's own money. Really really unhappy!
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