Visa Gift Card

[Sunboyz]

So I just purchased, activated, and registered 2 Simon (Visa) $50 Gift Cards that I bought from Safeway. However, when I try to link them to my paypal, I get this error: Your card was declined by the issuing bank. Please try a different card or contact your card issuer with questions.

I looked around the forums and tried all the solutions, using it only during checkout, making sure the billing address was correct, etc. None of them worked. I'm really stumped here because I'm trying to catch the steam summer sale but neither sites will accept the gift card even though they should. (FAQ)

Someone please help,

Thanks.

[Anonymous_User]

Gift cards that have the following logos : Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover can be added to your account.   You would follow the same steps as you would when adding a credit card.   Note, you may have to register your name and billing address with the card issuer first.   Look for a contact website or phone number on the back of your prepaid gift card to complete this registration process.  Make sure that the name and address you use for the card registration matches the same info you used to setup your account.   In most situations when PayPal checks a gift card or prepaid card there has to be a name and and address registered with the card.

[Sunboyz]

Already did/tried all that

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@Anonymous_User wrote:

Gift cards that have the following logos : Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover can be added to your account.   You would follow the same steps as you would when adding a credit card.   Note, you may have to register your name and billing address with the card issuer first.   Look for a contact website or phone number on the back of your prepaid gift card to complete this registration process.  Make sure that the name and address you use for the card registration matches the same info you used to setup your account.   In most situations when PayPal checks a gift card or prepaid card there has to be a name and and address registered with the card.

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[Anonymous_User]

PayPal does accept many gift cards however, not all of them.    You may want to contact Simon Giftcard as they have a customer service department - their number is on this FAQ page, look for  "How do I register my Giftcard?", you will see their "800" number for customer service.

[Sunboyz]

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@Anonymous_User wrote:

PayPal does accept many gift cards however, not all of them.    You may want to contact Simon Giftcard as they have a customer service department - their number is on this FAQ page, look for  "How do I register my Giftcard?", you will see their "800" number for customer service.

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I already did, their site says that it should work and I have sent them a message - waiting for reply

[Anonymous_User]

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@Sunboyz wrote:

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@Anonymous_User wrote:

PayPal does accept many gift cards however, not all of them.    You may want to contact Simon Giftcard as they have a customer service department - their number is on this FAQ page, look for  "How do I register my Giftcard?", you will see their "800" number for customer service.

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I already did, their site says that it should work and I have sent them a message - waiting for reply

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[Sunboyz · Accepted solution]

So it seems as if you just have to wait for a few hours, because now it is working. Thank you for your help though

[Arnpun]

How many hours do i have to wait?