Gumtree payments via PayPal

[maleny100]

If you link your Gumtree account to Paypal does your payment also get held by PayPal for 21 days or does this only apply to eBay sales? 

[countessalmirena · Accepted solution]

It's possible. PayPal state:

What are some reasons why my payment would be held?

In deciding whether to apply payment holds, PayPal reviews many factors including:

• Account tenure
• Transaction activity
• Business type
• Past customer disputes
• Overall customer satisfaction

Holds are typically placed on:

• New sellers or sellers who have limited selling activity - until they build up a history of successful transactions
• Merchants selling in higher-risk categories like electronics or tickets, where we see higher levels of chargebacks and disputes
• Sellers who have performance issues, or a high rate of buyer dissatisfaction or disputes

I suggest that you contact PayPal to clarify. Call PayPal Customer Service by using this link: https://www.paypal.com/au/smarthelp/contact-us

1800 073 263 (toll free)
+61 2 8223 9500

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