Exceeded instrument sharing limit

[Johnny135]

I tried to link a card and it said something about a sharing limit, what does that mean? What can I do?

[DPCreations]

What card?

What Bank?

What country?

How were you trying to link the card?

[Klown87]

Hi!

I have the same problem.

Mine is a credit card Mastercard from Swiss and im trying to link it as i did with the others 4 card(in the app).

Help please!§!

[sharpiemarker]

I am going to take a guess and say that too many cards have been added to the account.  They block it as an anti-fraud measure,  Each PayPal account has a lifetime card limit, even though cards have been removed (from view) card is still associated with account.

[DPCreations]

@sharpiemarker

Seems to be the best explanation I've heard.

None of the posters have indicated data on total cards ever linked to the account.  The security issues makes sense.

[maybeitsmaddie]

This is happening to me and I have never added a card. The first time I tried to add a card it gave me this message.

[PayPal_Ashley]

Hi everyone!

I just wanted to jump in on this thread to offer some clarity on this! Generally this error indicates that the card is already existing on another account and cannot be added to another unless it is removed from the account where it's currently "living." 

Customer support can help locate the account where the card would be already linked. 🙂 Customer support can be reached by clicking "Contact" on the PayPal website, @AskPayPal on Twitter or the PayPal Facebook page. 

I hope this helps!

-Ashley

[GarrettAlroy]

How can I get under the sharing limit?

[DPCreations]

@GarrettAlroy

Contact customer support as instructed by Admin.

[lancelotme]

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@GarrettAlroy wrote:
How can I get under the sharing limit?

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if this is your card<dont you remember where and when and with whom it is shared?