New observation about Paypal holds

[crazyfrog]

I want to understand holds.
Is there any price range in which Paypal doesn't hold money at all for ebay items. Like for items under 10 pounds or so ?

A couple of months ago, I sold some items on ebay amounting 8 pound each.Each payment was held under the 21-day hold policy and as soon as I recceived feedback they released it.However, I remember, all those items I listed were auction style listing.

Very recently, I listed some items on ebay account (no seller history at all and seller account created 15 days ago) each for 9 pound each and used a very new Paypal account created about lets say 15 days ago though I got it VERIFIED.
I noticed that, on this occassion no payment was being held by Paypal.I received all funds instantly. The only difference was , this time I used fixed price listing.

Could anyone comment and explain more about the Paypal holds in this context. Is this a new thing, a random thing that just happened to me or was it there since the beginning?

[rsot]

This has been happening a lot - if you receive several payments, most are held and one may be allowed through.

Does not seem to be based on amount - have had hold on 30 cents.

[crazyfrog]

well none of the payments got held. I received over 25 payments.
so whats the magic ?

[ebayerOG]

just think urself lucky then simple

[rsot]

Magic also involves what you are selling i.e. the category...

[lagoonclub]

One of my stealths didn't have the limit when I created, whereas, all my others did.

1 week later I get an e-mail saying from now on PP will be holding my funds for 21 days, just like the others.

Shrug, I do shipping from PP anyway so all my tracking is logged, my funds typically get released a few days after I ship.

[pod]

Originally Posted by crazyfrog

Is there any price range in which Paypal doesn't hold money

Nope. They will hold 99 cents belive it or not...

As for why and when its become a bit of a mystery. Older accounts are getting it sometimes. New accounts are not. I have had small payments held and big ones not

On the surface it appears random. But I can not see it being random. But it is certainly hard to know what and why right now

[My Last Shot]

IF you use FIXED price + INTIMIDATED payment then paypal will not hold the funds. Something I found out.

[pod]

Originally Posted by My Last Shot

IF you use FIXED price + INTIMIDATED payment then paypal will not hold the funds. Something I found out.

You can confirm this? You have tested it enough to be positive? Meaning if you turn off immediate payment it holds/on it does not, and so forth?

[aking]

Originally Posted by My Last Shot

IF you use FIXED price + INTIMIDATED payment then paypal will not hold the funds. Something I found out.

INTIMIDATED payment?

[crazyfrog]

Originally Posted by My Last Shot

IF you use FIXED price + INTIMIDATED payment then paypal will not hold the funds. Something I found out.

Well I dont know, if u mean immediate payment and Not intimidated payment.
But anyway , the point is , around 1 year ago, i used to sell both auction style and fixed price and the payments for my auctions used to get held , but i remember some payments didnt use to get held and at that time i didnt pay attention to whether the type of listing (auction,fixed) could be an attention seeker :P

[pod]

All my items are BIN and still get held. But I dont have any immediate payment required. Some buyers take a day to pay so I dont want to scare away the impulse buyer

I cant see any reason why immediate payment would make a difference. But you never know, could be glitch in the system.

Be nice if someone that has an item that moves in a fair volume test it out

[Stigger]

Originally Posted by pod

All my items are BIN and still get held. But I dont have any immediate payment required. Some buyers take a day to pay so I dont want to scare away the impulse buyer

I cant see any reason why immediate payment would make a difference. But you never know, could be glitch in the system.

Be nice if someone that has an item that moves in a fair volume test it out

i have had payment holds with BIN and immediate payment required, also offered free postage as it was a new account but still got holds, on one account the holds didn't start untill the account was 6 weeks old.

[pod]

Originally Posted by TizWoz

had payment holds with BIN and immediate payment required,.

Didnt think it made sense. Just a coincidence on his account I assume

Originally Posted by TizWoz

one account the holds didn't start untill the account was 6 weeks old.

I have one that started after 4 months [with no problems]

They have just stepped it up I guess. What used to get by doesn't anymore....

They have a list of when it will be removed. 6 months and 100 feedback are two that come to mind. Not sure if any one does it or whole list

[isitworththestress]

Yeah it would be great to know the trigger, I have two new accounts both selling the same thing, one gets holds the other doesn't.

I agree there has to be some form of trigger to this as I can't see it being random, and like any other thing with a trigger if we discuss it enough a pattern will merge.

[ebayerOG]

i thought the holds went after the 90 day thing....i sell on ebay motors each payment i recieve gets a hold untill feedback