I just brought an item on ebay last night and paid for it by paypal immediately after the auction finished, thinking I was doing the right thing, speedy transaction and all that jazz.

Anyhoo, I get an email from the seller this morning telling me that she needs to wait until Paypal has cleared into her account which usually takes up to 5 days. So 5 days for Paypal to clear, then up to 10 days for postage it could be over 2 weeks before I receive the item. Not happy Jan!! If I'd known this, I would never have bid because I want it asap. She said she usually puts this info on the invoice but I paid 'too quickly' WTF?? Don't you think this info should have been included in the auction information??

I thought Paypal was guaranteed payment so why does she need to hold the item till it has cleared her account?? Is she allowed to do this?