> Much to my surprise, about a half hour later, paypal reversed the charge, but the amount was paid in to the account of the recipient. Free money, or so it see

> Much to my surprise, about a half hour later, paypal reversed the charge, but the amount was paid in to the account of the recipient. Free money, or so it seemed :) If I understand this correctly, double entry bookkeeping should have made this situation impossible (or, at the least, Paypal should then notice their net loss). It's a bit worrying to see indications that Paypal's internal systems can't keep track of money correctly. Have you considered reporting this to your regulator?