PayPal advice when item is sold

[simbaroo*1]

When a buyer pays your PayPal account do you get the advice from PayPal right away that a payment has been received/ pending. Do you wait for this before shipping your item?

[twyngwyn]

sometimes you do, sometimes you don't....best to check your paypal account yourself

[kopenhagen5]

Always send to the address in the notification PayPal send not eBay's.

Otherwise zero protection.

The notifications are late from time to time, but usually only half a day or so.

[audio-spot]

You can also check that the dollar sign is in colour in the 'Selling/Sold' option under 'My eBay'. It will be grey if you are still waiting for the payment.

[curraone · Accepted solution]

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@simbaroo*1 wrote:

When a buyer pays your PayPal account do you get the advice from PayPal right away that a payment has been received/ pending. Do you wait for this before shipping your item?

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Yes.  

[davewil1964 · Accepted solution]

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@curraone wrote:

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@simbaroo*1 wrote:

When a buyer pays your PayPal account do you get the advice from PayPal right away that a payment has been received/ pending. Do you wait for this before shipping your item?

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Yes.  

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Unless the OP has a new seller hold on their funds.

[south.coffee]

This week we are currently seeing a 2-3 hour delay receiving the PayPal email after the eBay notification. Possible technical glitch.

[davewil1964 · Accepted solution]

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@south.coffee wrote:
This week we are currently seeing a 2-3 hour delay receiving the PayPal email after the eBay notification. Possible technical glitch.

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Possibly.

But they aren't being sent until several hours after the event according to the time stamps.

If I need to post before I receive the email, I check my Paypal account. I never trust eBay to give me the correct address.