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Bitcoin Question

## PayPal Bitcoin Purchases: What’s the Deal with the Price Jump?

I recently made a $500 Bitcoin purchase through PayPal and, while thrilled to finally dabble in this crypto world, I stumbled upon a frustrating discrepancy.

On February 9th at 4:50pm, I hit the buy button, expecting to pay around $46,700 based on the generally circulating prices. You know, like what Google shows…

However, PayPal charged me a whopping $47,522.20! Now, I wasn’t expecting a perfect match to the second, but a $800+ overcharge based on their own published graph and Google’s data? That’s just not sitting right with me.

**Here’s a breakdown:**

* **My transaction price:** $47,522.20
* **PayPal’s own graph price (Feb 9th, 4:50pm):** $46,720.95
* **Google’s price (Feb 9th, 4:50pm):** $46,523.30

Something’s clearly off here.

**My questions:**

* Why the sudden and unexplained price jump at the moment of my transaction?
* Is PayPal using a different price index for their Bitcoin transactions?
* Is this a common issue or am I just unlucky?

I’m reaching out to PayPal to get some clarity on this. Have you ever experienced similar price discrepancies when buying Bitcoin through PayPal? Let me know in the comments below!