Something about Ebay?

[JENNI Q]

I purchased a vest today, from a top rated seller with 900 + good reviews.

Basically, my bank account shows a balance that has already had the money taken out.

but shes claiming this ;
Hi, I was about to print the shipping label and unfortunately I' am not able to proceed .Its shows that your payment has not been cleared yet and I can't ship the item untill then.Bellow copy of the statement that appears on my Paypal account for the item that you purchase. Hopefully it will be resolved quickly and I just want to let you know that I will be mailing your item as soon as the payment is processed.
Thank you

Transaction Details


Wait - Don't ship yet
Payment Status: Under Review
What should I do now?

Wait to ship the item until we've completed Payment Review for this transaction.
To help protect you, PayPal is reviewing this payment.
The review process may take up to 24 hours.
We'll contact you as soon as we reach a decision.
You should not ship the item until we let you know the payment has cleared. If the payment clears: You may proceed to process the order. To know if your item is covered, check the 'Seller Protection' section of the 'Transactions Details' page and ensure that it states 'Eligible'.

Is this something that really happens or what? Cause my Paypal says the payment was confirmed.

[na]

Unless you *also* have a credit card linked to your Paypal account, the money pulled from your bank account is not credited to the seller until it has actually cleared your account AND been posted through her Paypal account. This can take 3-5 business days. No biggie, just wait.

[Barbie S]

Get in the phone with PayPal and demand to know what is going on. It sounds to me like PayPal screwed up. There is an 800 number somewhere in the mess of a site.

[Frisco]

Once a bank account is set to paypal you need to verify payment method , right now your payment method is labeled unverified with paypal putting holds on your payments , call paypal customer service or go to paypal website and verify payment method

[J]

We have seen a marked increase in the number of delayed payments (approvals) by Paypal. Every once in a great while we use to get one, now that number has become noticeable for everyone.

Also the delays use to be with 24 hours tops, now we are seeing several days.

Whether this is a move by Paypal to protect itself or, a means of arbitrage is unknown.

btw... paypal is NOT a bank and as such is not subject to banking regulations.

I view the correspondence from the seller very positive and of no great concern.

now ebay itself, i would not trust with anything, including two plug nickels as they are not an honorable company..

[Richard]

I agree. Just give it some time.