Why was my payment declined?

When you link a new card to your PayPal account, we’ll send up to a $1 USD authorization to ensure that the card is active. However, your card issuer declined this charge.

What to do: Contact your card issuer to find out why the authorization from PayPal was rejected. After they correct the problem, you may try to link your card again.

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