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Thankyou very much, PayPal_john! The thread described exactly the same problems I was having. I did receive an email from Paypal and they said the security system flagged up my card for some reason. It seems linking my card to my bank account was all I needed to do to solve the problem (which I hadn't done as my card was working fine without doing that). The Paypal team suggested the same as it  increases security and prevents the system from flagging the card/payment.  Everything works great now. At first it still kept reverting to e-check but everything is working great and i've had no problems since.   Many thanks! ... View more

To elaborate a little more on my problem, when I go to the checkout to pay, my debit card no longer shows up as a pay option. When I click to change the payment method I only get the options of bank transfer or e-cheque. The bank transfer option is whited out and can't be clicked on for some reason.   I also get this message about my card:   'Your credit card currently cannot be used to complete this transaction. To continue to use this credit card for payment please go click the Profile tab, click Credit Cards, and click'   Fore some reason it cuts off at the end, so i have no clue what it means or what to do...   It is not my bank/card's fault as I tested it on another site (not using paypal) and it worked as normal. I just don't understand why paypal let my first six payments work perfectly but stopped my card on the seventh payment for some strange reason? I hardly think it would be a security issue, since paypal would have stopped the first payment from going through, wouldn't they? The site I shopped from is safe and have used it before.   I wish I knew what was up.... I sent an email to paypal but they have not replied at all.... ... View more

I agree. After reading some of the board topics, other people seem to be having the same problem with their credit/debit cards too, but each topic i've read has turned up no help and everyone seems to be in the same situation of not knowing what's wrong, or what to do to fix it.  I don't understand why paypal would restrict users payment methods  since some use cards and find them more convenient than bank transfers. Surely, not being able to use them would deter customers from using paypal if they are that restrictive about  payment methods?   My card has the correct funds and the information on my account is correct, so I just don't understand why my card is unusable after only a few transactions.   Help us out mods, we're really stuck here! ... View more

Any help would be appreciated, please. I really need advice on this since I have no idea what to do...     ... View more