[[Still A Girly Girl]]

Aug 15, 2005

I signed up for PayPal on Thursday. I just got all the information for my new checking account and am bidding on a cell phone on eBay, and if I can pay by PayPal I will have it much sooner than if I pay by money order.

PayPal does that verification thingy, right? Where they deposit a few cents into your account and you have to sign into PayPal and type in the amounts? So they can make sure that your bank account is, in fact, your bank account? Well, it is only supposed to take two or three days for them to deposit the pennies in your chosen account.

Last night I was freaked out about it because my PayPal account said that the deposits had been made Saturday, but as of midnight last night my checking balance had not changed. I was afraid I'd put an extra digit at the end of my account number (if this were the case then I had probably made the same mistake on my direct deposit forms at work).

The auction ends at 11:30 this morning (only three hours left!). An unverified PayPal account would limit my highest possible bid, since I don't have the cash right now to cover my desired maximum bid and I haven't received my debit card yet to be able to remove my PayPal-accessible funds from the bank. And I really want to win this auction (did I already say that?).

I was so stressed about this last night that it made my stomach hurt.

I went to bed rationalizing that I would call my bank in the morning and see if the deposits were there but just weren't showing on my online-banking balance. If it was a no-go, I would have to check my account number, re-enter it on PayPal (and check to make sure that I put the right information on my direct deposit paperwork) and wait the two or three days for the second set of verification deposits. If that didn't work, I would just have to wait until I get paid on Friday and mail the guy a money order then.

I was still a little worked up, but for the most part I felt better, so I went to bed.

While I was asleep I dreamt that when I checked my bank balance the pennies were there. I dreamed of entering the numbers into the little boxes on PayPal, and I woke up with a clear mind ten minutes before my alarm clock was set to go off. As I clicked my way across the internet at 8:00 this morning I prepared myself to have to call my bank, but when I made the final click, there was an extra $0.56 in my checking account. Hallelujah! We have PayPal!

Now I just have to be patient and wait for my auction to close. I have to leave for work at 10:30 this morning so I've asked Jessica to let me know who won so I can complete my day knowing whether I am the proud new owner of a gently-used Samsung SPH-i500, and I'm pretty sure I will be. Having something to look forward to will make it go by so much faster.

Posted by erynthenerd @ 8:18 AM

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