text: how do i get money from paypal when i sell on ebay? i have sold a few things on ebay, and they have paid me through paypal. but how do i get the money? it's not showing up in my account. two steps:  1) you have to link your paypal account with you bank account. 2) then you can transfer money from paypal account to that account. unlike the case when you are buying and paying money, when you receive money it is not transferred automatically - you have to do it yourself.