they don't credit back the USD1.95 asap either...mine took about 2 weeks i think...

okay, question:

i recently received some funds in GBP, but it was automatically converted to USD for me. thing is, i want to keep it in GBP because i normally pay sellers in GBP. before this, i have received payment in GBP before, and i will have to accept it manually. now, paypal just converts incoming GBP funds into USD.

anyone knows what changes i might have done to cause this or how i can resolve this? thanks in advance.

and yes, my primary currency is USD but i assume it's okay to have multiple open currency balances?

This post has been edited by subpar: Nov 22 2007, 10:38 AM

i think you need to contact paypal to do that. read this.

even if you register for a debit card before that 72 hours, you'll need to wait for about 2 weeks for them to verify and approve your application. for PBB's visa electron, you'll need to wait for a letter for them to tell you your application has been approved, and then to tell you to go bank in the min amount needed into your debit card account. after that need to wait a bit more before they tell you that the card is finally ready for you to go collect.

btw i've never heard of unverified accounts in paypal will get deleted. are you sure the email's genuine?

:/ that's why, never trust any links that you get from emails. if you want to access to paypal, go directly to their website, not through links in emails.

Yes of course but having a PBB savings account makes things easier. You can transfer money from your SA to your debit card online rather than going to the bank everytime.

There's a PBB mastercard debit? You can still use it to verify your paypal account, but if you want to withdraw funds from your paypal account, you must do it with a visa credit or debit card.

The limit is something like...sending and receiving up to USD1,000. After that you'll need to verify your card with paypal. I'm not sure about the amount, you'd do well to check it yourself. If your paypal account's unverified then just click on the link in your main page, it's there.

It doesn't actually...just put in your card details and paypal will do the rest. Then when you get your credit/debit card statement, key the code in and you're verified.

Thing about unverified accounts is, if you're planning to use it for long-term sooner or later you'll reach the limit. Then you have to verify it also. So why not just verify it earlier?

Usually if money refunded by the seller goes straight to your debit card, it means that in the first place, you paid with your debit card. You didn't pay with paypal funds did you? You paid with your debit card, so it makes sense that the money goes back into your card. Anyway this usually takes a few days, 4-5 days perhaps. Check the balance today, it should be in already.

You mean convert the RM in your debit card to paypal funds? I don't think you can do that. If you want to have paypal funds why don't you try buying from reputable paypal sellers in Garage Sales? You pay them in RM, they send USD to you.

From what I understand...

1) Yes we can't buy it the funds from an official source (paypal) ourselves. No such option.

2) You can just store enough money in your debit card and pay for the ebay item using paypal. It'll show up in your debit card monthly statement. Yes, you don't need to have paypal funds to buy from ebay. Paying with your debit card through paypal is also another way.

3) From what I gather, they sell stuff, they get money in their paypal account. Paypal doesn't credit the money earned from their sales into their cards you see. They credit the money as paypal funds into their paypal accounts instead. So their options are either to withdraw the money (which some deem as troublesome, more exp etc etc) or to sell to people who are willing to buy. And if they don't sell cheaper than market rate who's going to buy from them? Might as well pay using our card right. To attract buyers, then they put a lower price lor.

Just put in enough money lar. It won't be 75%, probably they will hold up RM30 or so, depends on the bank. Call and ask. It does not hurt to have extra in your card, and you can always withdraw it back out later. So put in more than less is always good.