It is industry practice to do $1 authorization charges to a CC to verify it's validity. If there is a backup payment method attached to the PayPal debit card it would stand to reason that a $1 authorization charge should ALWAYS be accepted, even if the balance at paypal is $0. (Provided a backup payment method is present). I recently had quite an long ordeal with a vendor because they couldn't verify my card. They didn't actually want to charge the card, just verify it's validity, and as a result I had to wait several days to transfers funds in for a simple verification. PayPal should consider allowing $1 authorization charges since it is an industry practice of credit card verification. Not too happy with all the hassle I had over a single $1, not to mention a week's delay as a result. PayPal, let's think a little bit about customer service. What is that backup payment method there for if the card is always gonna be declined?
