Transaction Error

Trying to buy a prepaid subscription. Getting an error (PayPal Buyer Revoked Pre-Approved Payment Authorization). Guess it is because i used the "chancel subscription" button on paypal (now that I know I am not gonna use that option again). Thing is, PayPal is my only payment option. Is there anything that can be done about this?
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Hordicus
Hordicus3w ago
I think you need to create a regular subscription first to renew the billing agreement and only then can you add money manually
Steve
SteveOP3w ago
ok gonna try that neither recurring nor prepaid work :-/ Any other option?
Hordicus
Hordicus3w ago
Everything I'm reading says you have to go through the checkout flow again to reset it. What options are you selecting in checkout? Are you enabling autorenew?
Steve
SteveOP3w ago
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SteveOP3w ago
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Hordicus
Hordicus3w ago
You might need to use a different payment method then. Do you have access to a credit or debit card? Outside of contacting PayPal I'm not sure how else you fix that
Steve
SteveOP3w ago
Sadly I have no alternate option.
Hordicus
Hordicus3w ago
Have you tried using the "Update Payment Method" button?
Steve
SteveOP3w ago
Did that and it changed the error message
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Steve
SteveOP3w ago
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Hordicus
Hordicus3w ago
Yeah I think you'll have to contact PayPal then. I don't know that we can fix this from our end
Steve
SteveOP3w ago
well, damn PayPal is not really known to care
Hordicus
Hordicus3w ago
Are you able to re-activate the billing agreement within the PayPal interface?
Steve
SteveOP3w ago
I'll check I do not see that option It's just telling me "inactive"
Hordicus
Hordicus3w ago
Not sure what else you can do then. I don't know if making a new account with us would change what PayPal thinks from a billing agreement perspective
Steve
SteveOP3w ago
I'll try contacting PP. Not having much hope though :-/ Thx for replying!
Steve
SteveOP3w ago
I got it to activate again. No idea how, but it shows up again when I filter for active
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Steve
SteveOP3w ago
still not working though
Hordicus
Hordicus3w ago
Hm. You tried going through the checkout from scratch again? All the methods originally suggested?
Steve
SteveOP3w ago
I'll try everything again
Steve
SteveOP3w ago
updated payment method.
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Steve
SteveOP3w ago
still not working though
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SteveOP3w ago
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SteveOP3w ago
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Hordicus
Hordicus3w ago
I'm not seeing the most recent failures in the transaction log so I think you might be getting blocked by anti-fraud
Steve
SteveOP3w ago
I'm creating a new account rn
Hordicus
Hordicus3w ago
Try waiting 3 hours and try again
Steve
SteveOP3w ago
will see if that works
Steve
SteveOP3w ago
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Steve
SteveOP3w ago
seems to work Thanks for the help

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