Shipping with held funds

jbluntz · #23 06-10-2010

Pretty much, thats the only time you need it anyway, at least for me. If your available balance $2 and shipping is $4 they'll take $2 from your bal. and the other $2 from the held funds.

pod · #24 06-11-2010

It did work for two items I shipped using PayPal's in house shipping. But I did have to have enough to cover it in my balance. May also have worked if I used my CC to pay, not sure as I never tried it that way yet. But once label printed the shipping amount was released from hold on that item and immediately put back into balance.

Its nice. It helps a little to not have to go out of pocket for shipping on top of item.

jbluntz · #25 08-27-2010

It's kind a wierd, seems like they only take shipping from held funds sometimes and sometimes they don't.

pod · #26 08-27-2010

Every time I've done it I had to have enough already free. And after label is done, that amount gets released within a few minutes. But only after I have paid for it...

jbluntz · #27 08-27-2010

The thing is I've tried it on accounts with 0 availible and it worked, other accounts it didn't work and it says on their site that they deduct shipping from held funds, I guess is just another paypal mystery.

pod · #28 08-27-2010

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Originally Posted by jbuntz

just another paypal mystery.

PayPal: Monkeys at the machine. I got limited when I tried to ship once so go figure with those cats.

jbluntz · #29 08-27-2010

Same here, printed 3 shipping labels, withdrew $100, checked back a few minutes later and limited, bunch a Monkeys.

pod · #30 08-27-2010

I never even withdrew. Account was fine, got to the end of print label and bang. Guess shipping out what buyer paid for is risky....

jbluntz · #31 08-27-2010

That's never happened with me, I use paypal mult-order shipping which is run by a third party Pitney-Bowes, you might be a tad bit safer using them.