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Re: eBay purchases always fail

by theta Contributor in About Payments (Archive)
‎Jul-07-2016 04:13 PM
‎Jul-07-2016 04:13 PM
ALso should mention. eBay asks for the PayPal login credentials, including the Security Key code. That seems to work, but the next step is to re-direct me to PayPal and then I have to put the login email and password AGAIN. So I'm asked twice to login to PayPal. The "real" login on PayPal is where it fails to ask for the Security Key code. ... View more

Re: eBay purchases always fail

by theta Contributor in About Payments (Archive)
‎Jul-07-2016 04:07 PM
‎Jul-07-2016 04:07 PM
I use a Security Key code generated by a battery-powered dongle from PayPal - it's two-factor authentication together with email and password. The Security Key Code request (after attempting to log in) never appears when purchasing via eBay, so purchases cannot be made. ... View more

eBay purchases always fail

by theta Contributor in About Payments (Archive)
‎Jul-07-2016 02:04 PM
‎Jul-07-2016 02:04 PM
I have a key generator for PayPal. Every time I purchase an item in eBay using PayPal, the purchase gets stalled and times-out when the system asks me to log into PayPal (twice for eBay purchases). The actual login on the PayPal site makes an attempt, but never comes back logged in (and doesn't get to the part about asking for my key code). All other purchases from OTHER sites all work fine every time. This has been going on for almost a year. I have made many calls to both eBay and PayPal about this bug. When will eBay/PayPal fix this bug? ... View more
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