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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 2381151, member: 27832&quot;]I believe there&#039;s a difference between <b>pending</b> and <b>on hold</b>.</p><p><br /></p><p>If the payment is <b>pending</b>, it has not yet shown up in your PayPal balance. PayPal hasn&#039;t yet confirmed that they&#039;ve received the money from the buyer. You should not ship while the payment is pending. This helps keep people from paying with a bad e-check, getting their merchandise, and then disappearing. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you&#039;re a new seller, as [USER=73266]@Hommer[/USER] and [USER=77814]@Clawcoins[/USER] are saying, PayPal may make you wait to <i>transfer money out of your PayPal balance to your bank account</i>. This is what they mean by <b>on hold</b>. The money is in your PayPal balance, and I&#039;m pretty sure you can use it for PayPal purchases, but you can&#039;t transfer it out until the hold period ends. As I understand it, you <i>must</i> ship the item, and delivery must be confirmed, before they&#039;ll release the hold. This helps keep people from signing up for new PayPal accounts, accepting payment for an expensive item, withdrawing the payment, and disappearing.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s been a while since I&#039;ve studied these policies, but that&#039;s what I remember. If I&#039;ve got it wrong, someone please correct me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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