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PayPal 21 day hold trick dead?
 

Of course I know not to speak of the trick but just tried it twice with no luck. Guess its dead.

Youre not doing it right

^^^Maybe, maybe not :pout:

hi
its not dead, iused it yesterday

I wonder if it has anything to do with $ amount you do...:confused:

Orion, please put your flag up. We need to know where you are from...

I have heard of people using this trick with $2000 and it worked fine. Its not dead its alive.:shhh:

You are correct my Aussie friend. I think Paypal is catching on. IT systems are difficult to update and it will simply take a while for all PayPal's networks in all countries to be updated to correct the flaw.

For instance, if they are smart, they will correct the flaw first in the United States. Since this is where the majority of money is flowing through eBay/PayPal, it makes financial sense for them to correct the "trick" here first.

They might not even bother updating their IT systems in smaller countries, where the quicker release of the 21 day hold does not really affect their pocketbook.

Heard of people doing this and doing it yourself are two different items. These things change daily. Likewise, just because it worked last week, does not support that it will work today....

Their are a few tricks i hope it is not the trick i use all the time, i will found out on Sunday thou.

Has anyone else been having problems with the trick lately?

So far so good!

I used it yesterday too and it worked but at around midnight last night it didnt.

Well I guess like TMILES said "these things change daily" - sounds like you know what you're doing so keep trying little by little and good luck my friend.

I rarely do this trick myself cause half of my payments get released instantly, and half dont on a brand new account and I just ....:brick:??

Well 3 for 3 on 3 different accounts. Lets have a moment of silence.................

Are all of these new paypal accounts?

1 is about 3 months old and the other 2 are about 2 months. I have done it flawlessly though on them prior to midnight last night

BRod this is terrible news, it had a good run thou

Like they say, 'anything in moderation won't hurt you'. :typing:

Hes right the trick doesnt work anymore, just tried it today!!
Guys, think of somthing new.

refund buyer and send them a regular paypal invoice

ok, i just did the trick on new account. this was first payment it was under $30. After i did it, when i went to the tranction details it said this at the top of the page. PS i hadnt confirmed this account yet

Don't ship the item. We've completed the Payment Review and canceled the payment because it may not have been authorized by the PayPal account holder

^^^Not a really accurate test,Snagga. An unverified account will get payments stopped. If it was done with a verified account, then it is more accurate.
Regardless, this is sad,bad news.:pout: