Paypal error trying to use ebay checkout

[brettmitchel]

"We are sorry, we are experiencing temporary difficulties. Please try again later. If this error occurred while making a payment, avoid duplicate payments by checking your Account Overview before resending a payment. Message 3005"

I am trying to pay for items on ebay via paypal checkout and keep getting the above error... I need to pay for them soon as the seller will file a complaint now.

Any tips?

[mraureliusr · Accepted solution]

If I were in your position just contact the seller SOON and explain there seems to be a technical problem. If the seller is at all experienced with ebay they'll understand that these things happen sometimes.

As it said, keep an eye on your payments sent to make sure you don't accidentally send twice. However, if the price is under $10 and you can afford it, you could take the risk and try paying again, as there is a chance it didn't go through. However I would personally not advise this (because I'm broke) because if two payments DO go through you'll have to talk to PayPal and get a refund for a duplicate payment.