why cant I use my paypal account to add lindens ? is marketplace down?

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why cant i use my paypal to buy lindens? is marketplace down?

[valerie Inshan]

You don't buy Lindens on the marketplace, you do that from your dashboard: Linden Exchange > buy Lindens.

As for using Paypal, here's some reading homework for you. 

PayPal

Often the initial agreement can't be set up due to an unverified PayPal account. To use your PayPal account with Linden Lab, it must be verified and be capable of making instant transfers.

Linden Lab does not accept e-check (bank account) payments through PayPal because they cannot be processed quickly enough to match the instant delivery of virtual goods and services.  Therefore, we require that you have a credit card on file with PayPal as a backup payment source, OR that you pay with your PayPal balance in USD. Without a sufficient USD balance in your PayPal account, you will not be able to use it with only a bank account.

Be aware of your monthly limits. By default, your monthly spending limit with PayPal is set to US$250.00. You can easily raise or lower that limit. See Using PayPal for more information.

Using PayPal

 How to set up payment with PayPal

Follow these steps:

1. Log in to your PayPal account.
2. Click the My Account tab.
3. Click the Profile subtab.
4. Go to the My Money section.
5. In the My preapproved payments section, click Update.
6. If you have any existing billing agreements with Linden Research, select and cancel them.
7. Go back to the Profile subtab again.
8. Under the My personal info section, update your information where needed (your PayPal agreement may silently fail if your Second Life account lacks a billing address and email).

Then create the PayPal agreement with Linden Lab.

You must have funds available in your Preferred funding source (PayPal balance) for any purchase to go through. If you do not have enough funds in your Preferredsource, the remaining balance will be drawn from your Backup funding source (bank account or credit card).

Note: Regarding PayPal passwords and security: The page where you log into PayPal is a PayPal page. We do not receive this information; PayPal does.