Quote from: CriminologyProf on September 19, 2017, 12:11:55 AM

Just this week I purchased $780 worth of Bitcoin during the big price dip, and when the transaction cleared it went through for $801, being the biggest jump yet.

Anyone have any clue what could be going on here?

I've talked to PayPal and this is not any kind of overdraft fee and they said that whatever is happening is on the side of the company I am buying from.

I've always just done ACH transfer to my Coinbase wallet (which is free), then bought from there, so I can't speak from experience. When you purchased $780 worth of Bitcoin, did that include the fees? Was the purchase page explicit about when the fees would be charged?

Quote from: CriminologyProf on September 20, 2017, 08:37:13 AM

First of all, yes I am buying bitcoin with my PayPal Debit Card, and have been for over a year now. And no, I have never been charged an overdraft fee from PayPal, my account is just locked from making purchases until I deposit enough to cover the fee. This is because my PayPal card is set up to not have a backup funding source to prevent someone from stealing it and getting into my bank account.

Absolutely nothing I said was a lie or exaggeration. I am just asking to figure out why this is happening.

I think people were just jumping on your case prematurely since Coinbase doesn't offer Paypal for direct purchasing. The OP did sort of make it sounds like you were using a Paypal account (not a debit card) to buy coins. By the way, doesn't using a card cost double the fees? Why do it that way?