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Paypal sandbox account could not be created

When I try to create a business sandbox account it first has a status of processing but then always results in an error status code. It says the sandbox account could not be created, please delete it and create another one.

I saw that the paypal forms have some validation issues so I have already tried the following:

  • Password more than 8 characters containing uppercase,lowercase,numbers and symbol characters.
  • Positive balance < $1000
  • Valid fictional email address that is not the same as my address.
  • Tried different countries including the US.
  • Filled in the optional fields of first name and last name

But still the same error.

Solution

  • I solved this by using a different browser. So I guess this was cache related in some way. I entered the following data:

    • Country: United States
    • Didn't fill in optional fields
    • Bank verified
    • Visa
    • $100 in account

    I used Microsoft Edge instead of Chrome.