Thanks for the answers - still no solution to my problem. I don't have a physical Paypal card and there's no expiry date on my on-line Paypal acct. so that isn't the problem. Are physical Paypal cards even available to Canadians? If I receive money through Paypal I just transfer it directly into my bank account so I have no need for one if they are available in Canada.
I do have another email address as my secondary one on Paypal ... a gmail address. It's been on the account for over 10 years. I've never switched over to it, or used it at all with any Paypal transaction/s, so I don't think that is the problem.
At around 9 pm tonight (PST) I finally got a call-back from eBay - from Manilla, Phil. which hasn't helped this matter much either... echoing phone lines every time, heavy accents, loud/distracting voices of other operators in the background, plus a few seconds DELAY on top of that- making it nearly impossible to understand and/or communicate with each other. At one point yesterday, I had to hang up and phone back again - the echo was that bad - I couldn't make out a word the girl said to me. It wasn't her fault - she was pleasant and happy to have the job, like the others I've spoken to from there, the past few days. It's eBay's fault. They've farmed out the Customer Service department to the country who would do it the cheapest, regardless of that countries inadequate equipment, and phone connections. If they can't seem to solve your problem and you ask for a supervisor or a technician they hang up on you, afraid you're going to report them or something. But, we're at the mercy of this inadequate "CS" system, no matter what! eBay had much higher standards the first few years they were in business, when I was an avid seller from 1999 to 2007.
Anyway, the gal from Manilla said she was just letting me know they were still working on my problem. They still can't find a thing wrong with my eBay account. They too tried to use BUY IT NOW (in some kind of test mode) on the item that I've been having problems with, and it did the same...gave them the notice that Paypal isn't an option, in paying for the item. I asked her if she tried the same test on a different one of my items.. or on a few of them, not just the one that my potential buyer keeps trying to buy. She said no... but, that's what they would try next, and it will be another 24 to 48 hours before they can get back to me, with those results. What? I listed 30 items and for all I know Paypal is screwed up on ALL of my listings - but no problem - I can wait another day or two or 4 or 7 or even 14 days... don't hurry! ha!
