Paypal question about making a payment?

I ordered some stuff online last night and payed for it through paypal. Problem is my Paypal account is showing it as pending even though I have the cash in my account. Need the stuff I ordered by next weekend as it's Christmas presents and I'm only visiting Saturday so if I don't have them by then I'm gonna have to by other things.
Why would it be pending when I've got the cash in my account?

2012-12-10T13:30:55Z

I've over £200 in my account and would have thought it would be instant as never had a problem before. It's still showing as pending so starting to get worried as can't see me getting it for Saturday.

Anonymous2012-12-10T08:37:12Z

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Cash in paypal account? It should have been instant.

Cash in a bank account linked to Paypal? It would have been instant if you also had a credit card linked to the account. Otherwise it's an echeck and takes 3-5 business days to clear.