Quote:
Originally Posted by RainDrop12
Thanks splayaa.
The money is definitely in pay pal -- transfer from GP to PP went through seamlessly.
So the money is in my "wallet" - which has been updated to a $5 balance (and it separately reads pending transfer for $4995).
I was curious if you think it would be ok to divulge to PayPal that the money came from either (1) GP; (2) a sweepstakes contest. They obviously can already see the sender as VGW Holdings -- so a quick google search would reveal what they do.
I wouldn't worry about them asking where the money is coming from. PayPal knows whats up and they see money coming in and out from VGW all the time. But again, even calling them may not get the funds released sooner. PayPal is just like that with larger sums than you would expect to spend on eBay (where they came from if you remember that long internet history ago).
So with all of that said, I would not hesitate in talking to them about when they think the funds will be released, and likely they will tell you look at the website date, and that is what they will go with. I wouldn't worry too much about explaining where the money came from. If it comes up, I would for sure say you won it with a sweepstakes, and let it go from there. Because the truth of it is, from PayPal's and the legal perspective, that is exactly what happened.
Congrats on being able to cash out that much, see you at the tables!