Paypal; how to move funds from ones bank account into paypal account?

[Front Room Woodlander]

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?

 

[Dreadhead]

im sure it can take 5 days for the transaction tae complete. other than that i have nae idea...

 

[bilmo-p5]

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.

 

[Mesquite]

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.

 

[bilmo-p5]

I stand corrected.

I've never had cause to do that.

 

[Front Room Woodlander]

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.

 

[Bucephalas]

I thought you needed to have a debit card registered?
When I pass money across using my First Direct account it appears instantly. I know for a fact that if you were to make a payment using Paypal but don't have a crad registered, it can then take around 5 days for the payment to be made to the seller, but it's instant if you have a debit or credit card on the account.

 

[Mesquite]

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.

 

[sandbender]

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.

Yes, very odd that.

 

[bushwacker bob]

Are there other methods of payment?

Direct bank transfer is instant(ish) within 3 hours usually. Its also fee free, unlike Paypal who steal as much as they can.