i had a big s*** fight with paypal on wednesday night...their basic ruling is, you post the item asap, mark it as shipped with the tracking number and once it has been delivery confirmed at the other end they will release the money to you within three days...otherwise its tough s*** and you wait 21 DAYS or do the above or alert paypal that you have received positive feedback for the transaction...
anyway i think i may have had a small victory, the person at the other end of paypal seems to think that with my feedback/power seller/top rated seller status that i shouldnt have funds held...so they are reveiwing my account and apparently within 72 hours i will have this lifted and all money available and no future holds...fingers crossed this happens!!!!
This has happened to me also and I spoke to Paypal and they explained to me that its a new rule on EBay and not actually Paypal.
He stated that any international sales on eBay this is going to happen.
I received feedback on both transactions before the 21 day period called and they released them while I was on the phone.
It's annoying as hell but what can u do, no matter what u have or explain to them won't change the outcome.
Sorry to hear man
I usually get the 21 day holding as well. I just use it as a way to set aside funds for future purchases! haha
But recently I had around 15-20 items sell and the first 4 payments went into pending, but every payment since then has been available immediately!?!??