What the hell is Paypal doing????

[i-once-was-bump]

I bought a few things tonight and paid for all items with my Paypal balance.

I have received the usual Paypal emails but one said I had paid a seller 248.60 AUD but I thought I only paid $8.60.

I went scurrying to my Paypal account thinking I was facing financial ruin (sure, that is a bit over the top) only to find that $8.60 had been paid to that seller.

I nearly had a heart attack (yeah, I being over the top again) thanks to Paypal.

I wish Paypal would fix up all their emails so that we are told when someone pays us and they send accurate emails of any expenditure.

[lyndal1838]

But Bump, what would we find to complain about if paypal (and ebay) got it right all the time.

We would all be out of a job.:-(

And what would we do for entertainment if there were no ebay boards?:O

[digital*ghost]

Do you know the only change I have noticed with PayPal since the most recent fiasco is that the buyer's name (instead of their email address) appears in the 'from' section of the email notification (and by name, I mean whatever name was used to make the purchase, not the name entered in the delivery address section). 

Seems to be a lot of glitches in the wake of whatever recent updates they did, so I hope it wasn't all to effect such a minor, ultimately cosmetic, change. :^O

[lyndal1838]

*sigh*

I have just had an email from a seller that I paid late last night....my item is showing as Paid on her ebay page but there is no corresponding amount in her paypal account.

She wants to know if I have paid (yes, I have) and if there is an issue with the payment (yes, but at her end, not mine).  Has the payment gone through my paypal account (yes) and has it left my bank (yes again).

I am not even going to second guess what has happened.  I just confirmed that I have paid through paypal and the transaction is completed and the money is showing as leaving my bank....and told her to ring paypal.