I have followed all the on screen instructions yet my paypal account isnt increasing in balance.
What might I be doing wrong?
Are there other methods of payment?
What might I be doing wrong?
Are there other methods of payment?
Paypal takes money from your bank account or credit card as requisite to meet your buying costs. Your Paypal balance will only increase when people pay you via Paypal, then when you buy more it will use the balance as the funding source before drawing on your bank account.
That's not quite right.
You are able to add funds from what ever bank account you've linked it to into your paypal account but as Dreadhead said it takes up to 5 or 6 days to show in your account. It's a ploy by Paypal to make a bit of interest on your money as they hold the payment.
Ahhh, I thought it would be instant, or nearly, thank you.
It's instant if they take it to pay for something... but for some strange reason they can't do the same when you're just transferring cash into your account.
Direct bank transfer is instant(ish) within 3 hours usually. Its also fee free, unlike Paypal who steal as much as they can.Are there other methods of payment?