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Paypal doesn't want to give you that option for some obscur reason. See other posts on the board. ... View more

  @PayPal_Adrian wrote: meshmesh -   Welcome to the boards!   If you have both a bank account and a credit card on file, the default funding method for your account will always be an Instant Transfer from a bank account.  However, if you want to charge your card, you still have the option at each checkout to designate the card as the source of your payment.  To do so, click on "More Options" during the checkout process and you'll be able to switch it over to that card for that payment.   Thanks!   Adrian I guess he has that answer in macro. Adrian: it's a bad idea, please change this policy and add an option to change the primary payment method.   ... View more

@PayPal_Adrian wrote: Welcome to the boards!   Once you have a bank account and a credit card on file, the default method of payment becomes an Instant Transfer from the bank account.  Since you'll want to keep the bank on file to remain Verified, just click on "More Options" when completing a check out and select to charge the card only.  Hope this helps,   Adrian This is amazingly counter intuitive. Who at Paypal thought this was a good idea?!   The only reason I have Paypal is to make secure payments with the added security of a credit card. The last thing I want is to have money taken directly from my bank account.   Please provide an option to change the primary default method.   Thanks   ... View more