I last wrote about the current state of PPDG back in August – see What’s the Deal with Paypal Digital Gifts?
At that time, what seemed to be working for most people was to buy up to around $250 without any verification, and up to ~$500 with some verification loops. The $200 was a daily limit based on rolling 24-hours, and the $500 reset at some unknown point after a few days.
More recently, we’ve been noticing that it’s become increasingly possible to checkout even large amounts in one shot, albeit with going through a few text verifications. I’ve had success doing as much as $1,575 in one checkout.
On the flip side, there’s this new error message that me and others are bumping into. After logging into Paypal, this screen pops up:
Sorry, this payment option isn’t available…Contact Paypal customer service to resolve this issue
I haven’t tried contacting Paypal yet, but friends who tried got nowhere; they say that all looks good on their end.
I’ve been able to push through a few small transactions since this began appearing, but more often it errors out on me. Our best guess now is that it’s some sort of rolling monthly limit. If that’s the case, it seems they’ve relaxed the old daily/weekly limits and focus now on your monthly purchase volume.
Who knows?
