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I too have had PAD activated until about a month ago but now all purchases are immediate and there seems to be no way to alter that in settings. Also I cannot contact PayPal directly so that is actually totally ridiculous and unprofessional of them. ... View more

Pay After Delivery is not working for me either. It last worked on 4th October. I've been on to PayPal repeatedly and get nowhere. PAD is my default payment method. PayPal is not linked to my PayPal account. Whenever I purchase anything on eBay or a website which accepts PayPal, I no longer have the option to PAD despite it being the preferred payment option. I contacted PayPal and was given the usual: not all sellers accept PAD line - but these are sellers which i have used this method with previously. I have also confirmed with them that PAD is active on their account and they've confirmed it is. Three weeks ago an agent confirmed there was a glitch in the system, I wasn't the only person not having the PAD option available despite it being the preferred payment method. They allegedly escalated it higher but as usual, I haven't heard anything. I've just contacted PayPal again and been told it might come on again in the future, there's nothing wrong with my account so they don't know its not working. Anyone got any suggestions? ... View more

Pay After Delivery is not working for me either. It last worked on 4th October. I've been on to PayPal repeatedly and get nowhere. PAD is my default payment method. PayPal is not linked to my PayPal account. Whenever I purchase anything on eBay or a website which accepts PayPal, I no longer have the option to PAD despite it being the preferred payment option. I contacted PayPal and was given the usual: not all sellers accept PAD line - but these are sellers which i have used this method with previously. I have also confirmed with them that PAD is active on their account and they've confirmed it is. Three weeks ago an agent confirmed there was a glitch in the system, I wasn't the only person not having the PAD option available despite it being the preferred payment method. They allegedly escalated it higher but as usual, I haven't heard anything. I've just contacted PayPal again and been told it might come on again in the future, there's nothing wrong with my account so they don't know its not working. Anyone got any suggestions? ... View more

I'm having the same problem, lindap630, as is my wife, some friends, and a colleague.  So far I've had three different responses from PayPal Customer Service, one stating that some sellers are now refusing P.A.D payments (??), one saying that there are things being investigated and they will respond in due course, and one saying they have no idea what the problem is! The annoying this the misleading message you get when you try to pay, "this bank account (****) cannot be used at this time. Please use a different payment method from your PayPal account.", which is a load of cobblers - it only fails with P.A.D, not ordinary instant payments.  The message makes you think you've got problems with your bank account! As I say, I know of half a dozen people this is effecting now, all with sellers that have accepted P.A.D in the past without problems. Come on, PayPal, sort it out! ... View more