Scheduled payments through Paypal

natnhay

Hi
recently i have purchased items and paid through Paypal,all the payments are scheduled at a later date is this normal.(have,nt used Paypal for a while)
Can it be changed to pay immediately.
Many thanks

little_miss_muppet_face

Yes, if you log onto paypal, and click the details button on the item that you have purchased, there is a highlighted bit saying PAY NOW, click on that and it will pay just now.

Its a new thing paypal are doing, you pay after you receive the item, its to ensure you actually receive it and are happy with it. I think you can maybe remove this function but not sure how.

lovinituk

little_miss_muppet_face wrote: »

Its a new thing paypal are doing, you pay after you receive the item, its to ensure you actually receive it and are happy with it. I think you can maybe remove this function but not sure how.

Um, really?!? Do you have a link to this?

lovinituk

natnhay wrote: »

Hi
recently i have purchased items and paid through Paypal,all the payments are scheduled at a later date is this normal.(have,nt used Paypal for a while)
Can it be changed to pay immediately.
Many thanks

They are probably eCheques. If you don't have a valid debit/credit registered with Paypal they issue your payments as eCheques and you have to wait.

https://www.paypal.com/gb/webapps/helpcenter/article/?solutionId=163307&m=SRE

steveE2

lovinituk wrote: »

Um, really?!? Do you have a link to this?

Pay After Delivery


Peace of mind when you shop online


Select Pay After Delivery when you check out, and PayPal pays the seller immediately.
PayPal doesn't debit the money from your bank account until
14 days after your purchase (most items are received within this time frame). We'll send you a reminder email before we debit the money, so there are no surprises.
If the item doesn't arrive or it's significantly not as described, you have 45 days from the date you placed the order to report a problem

https://www.paypal.co.uk/pay-after-delivery-more/
https://www.paypal.com/uk/webapps/helpcenter/article/?solutionId=1244341&topicID=11400036&m=TCI

lovinituk

Ooh, interesting, thanks for the links. They kept that one pretty quiet!

Its not an escrow service like I thought though, the seller still gets paid immediately...

When you use Pay After Delivery, we pay the seller right away, so there's no delay in sending you the item. We withdraw the payment from your bank account 14 days later.

Westphalia

I must admit I wasn't too sure about this at first, but I'm suddenly finding myself buying more things after the 17th of each month!

Its a bit like an interest free payday loan.