thanks everyone for your advice on this. hugely valued.

the article i saw was here -
https://blog.coinbase.com/gbp-rollout-complete-for-all-uk-customers-e939bb347bb1

Hi there,

My first post and a newbie to crypto.

I am a UK resident and set up a Coinbase account a couple of weeks ago. I transferred money via my bank account and went thru the checks and everything seemed to be authorised. I managed to test a withdrawal from Coinbase and it reached my UK bank account pretty much straight away. I them bought a bunch of different currencies with the majority being Bitcoin.

The problem is that it will not let me sell any crypto (i didnt plan to sell but wanted to check the process so tested it). "user is unable to sell" comes up. I have contacted support and have posted their response below which  makes no sense to me as a) if didn't do anything via paypal and b) there is an article on the coinbase site in 2018 saying that you can buy and sell in GBP now. so obviously i am now panicking thinking i have put money into a black hole that i cant get out again.

any advice GREATLY appreciated.




Thank you for contacting Coinbase Support about your account. You have access to the following services:

Credit Card crypto buys
Debit Card crypto buys
Crypto convert (convert one crypto into another)
Send crypto to a wallet outside of Coinbase (for more information, see this help centre article)
At this time, you aren't currently eligible to receive the following services on your account:

Bank Account Deposits and Withdrawals
Crypto sells
This means that you're currently unable to sell your crypto for GBP or other fiat currency on Coinbase. We're working to enable the ability to sell crypto for fiat into your PayPal account and will contact you again in the next few weeks once that service is available to you.

Sincerely,
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