Similar to a bank account balance. If you have a positive balance of received money it will show here. If you are just a buyer you mostly have a zero balance as when you buy things your balance is used first.
To check the balance of your PayPal account with money from 2015, log in to your PayPal account and view your transaction history to see the balance from that year.
Thursday, June 18th, 2009 - after calling Paypal technical support, we were informed that you cannot pay your Paypal credit card with your paypal account balance. You can however pay by check or with another credit card.
If you are talking about the paypal debit card, it is reliant on your paypal balance. Therefore, if you receive money into your paypal account, or click the "add funds" button in your account to draw money from your bank account will deposit money into your paypal balance. There are now other ways of topping of a paypal balance such as green dot cards that you can buy at supermarkets. If you are not talking about the paypal debit card, then you must talk to your financial institution.
If you have 100$ in your paypal balance and the thing you want to buy costs 150$. Paypal needs you to add a credit card to your paypal account before purchase. And then you can afford it. The money is charged from the credit card.
You have to give PayPal a credit card number and a checking account number when you register with them. PayPal will charge your credit card if you have a zero balance.
There could be several reasons why you are unable to see your PayPal balance. It could be due to a technical issue with the PayPal website or app, a problem with your account, or a temporary outage. It is recommended to try logging in again later or contacting PayPal customer support for assistance.
Generally, you do not owe money to PayPal. If you should find that you do owe money to them because you have been subject to a "chargeback", for example, you can upload funds from your bank/checking account to your PayPal account, and so clear the balance.
When you buy something and use the "pay now" button to pay with PayPal, the next page you will see shows the PayPal logo along with several credit card logos. This doesn't mean that you have to pay by card, it's just showing that you can if you want.Select the PayPal option and you will be re-directed to PayPal where you can log in and make the payment from your balance there.
When money is paid into your payPal account you should see it there almost immediately. The exception is if you have been paid by echeque and these can take around 10 days to clear into your PayPal account.
PayPal does not have the ability to overdraft your bank account. Transactions made through PayPal are typically funded by a linked bank account, credit card, or PayPal balance. If there are insufficient funds in your linked bank account, the transaction may be declined.
PayPal cannot directly overdraft your bank account. However, if you link your bank account to PayPal and make a purchase that exceeds your PayPal balance, PayPal may attempt to withdraw the funds from your linked bank account, which could potentially result in an overdraft if there are insufficient funds available.
You don't 'have' to have an account associated with it. If people pay you with paypal payments, then you'll have a positive paypal balance to pay other people with. But without having an associated bank account or credit card, you'll suffer various restrictions on your account, and also it might take much longer to turn the paypal balance into cash in hand or transfer it to a bank account.