How long before Pay pal takes money from your account

[xself]

Just bought some items on ebay and paid for them stright away using Pay pal thats linked to my bank account but noticed the money is still in my bank account, usually it takes the money straight away. Does anyone know why?

[curraone · Accepted solution]

If you have insufficient funds in your paypal account and the payment defaults to your bank account, it can take up to 6 days to clear.   But I only know from the seller's point of view.   I don't know how long it is before the money disappears from your bank account.

Someone will come along who is more helpful, I'm sure.

[aceantman · Accepted solution]

thay will process the transaction straight away, but it normally takes overnight before the money leaves your account.

regards and happy selling.

Also had issuse paying for items with paypal  with either credit card or paypal, 

Also it is a big issue with banking due to i ncreased demand due to cyber week in US and Australia.

[peri-landlubber · Accepted solution]

When U paid for your items I wonder if U noticed if it had paid from bank account or it had scheduled payment?

Most times I have 4 alternatives to pay:  from my bank a/c, from my credit card, from my Paypal a/c, or a scheduled payment in 21 days.

I have a feeling that not a lot of people get that scheduled payment - they started it over 12 mths ago with my account.  I mentioned to someone today & they were quite shocked that I had a scheduled payment which would come out of my bank a/c in 21 days after purchase.

There is the odd item that is not scheduled.