What is PayPal nearly useless?

pata00
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Advertising says "send money in minutes". But I opened this account 5 days ago, have two valid credit cards and a bank account associated, and all PayPal says when I try to send money is, "Sorry, we couldn't complete your transaction. Try again later." A phone call to "support" says there is nothing wrong with my account, just waiting for "security" approval. Bull! Any merchant on the Net will accept and use those cards immediately. PayPal seems to be useless and their advertising seems fraudulent.

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kernowlass
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@pata00 

 

Did you confirm card / bank after adding them as per links?

 

https://www.paypal.com/us/cshelp/article/how-do-i-confirm-my-credit-or-debit-card-with-paypal-help15...

 

https://www.paypal.com/us/cshelp/article/how-do-i-confirm-my-bank-account-with-paypal-HELP185

 

Also you have a U.S registered paypal account so are you located in the U.S?


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pata00
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There is no "confirm" link associated with either of my cards or my bank account. It's now six days and it still doesn't work!

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