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  1. chlodobaggins's Avatar
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    Paypal Question - Help Please.
    Hello there.
    I decided to buy something with my paypal account (something I rarely do as I usually use my card but for this website my "Verified by Visa" wasn't working...)
    So yeah, I paid for the item and paypal are taking funds from my bank to pay for the item, its taking ages for it to do that and it says it is "Pending"

    Is this normal?
    Sorry for the worrying! XD
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    Re: Paypal Question - Help Please.
    BUMP
  3. welshfrankie's Avatar
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    Re: Paypal Question - Help Please.
    (Original post by chlodobaggins)
    Hello there.
    I decided to buy something with my paypal account (something I rarely do as I usually use my card but for this website my "Verified by Visa" wasn't working...)
    So yeah, I paid for the item and paypal are taking funds from my bank to pay for the item, its taking ages for it to do that and it says it is "Pending"

    Is this normal?
    Sorry for the worrying! XD
    That's normal as far as I'm aware. It can take up to 7 days for payment to process from your bank account in some cases!
  4. chlodobaggins's Avatar
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    Re: Paypal Question - Help Please.
    I hope not, I ordered a dress for prom :P and my prom is in 10 days! :P
  5. welshfrankie's Avatar
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    Re: Paypal Question - Help Please.
    (Original post by chlodobaggins)
    I hope not, I ordered a dress for prom :P and my prom is in 10 days! :P
    I was under the impression Paypal would pay the store directly, then take the money from your bank account in time (hence the fact you pay fees) I may be misguided in this though. How much was the dress?
  6. chlodobaggins's Avatar
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    Re: Paypal Question - Help Please.
    I paid exactly £23.70 for the dress.
  7. Anetata's Avatar
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    Re: Paypal Question - Help Please.
    it's normal, paypal usually takes a while to take money off your account
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