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Katinfl

(556 posts)
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 04:29 PM Nov 5

I want to renew star membership with credit card.

I want a one time payment with credit card, but when I click on the link and put in all the info it still directs me to a PayPal account. I do not have a PayPal account and do not want to open one. I want to renew my membership with a credit card but cannot. Any suggestions as to what I am doing wrong?

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I want to renew star membership with credit card. (Original Post) Katinfl Nov 5 OP
Same thing for me.... FarPoint Nov 5 #1
See my answer to the OP. yellow dahlia Nov 5 #3
I did it earlier. yellow dahlia Nov 5 #2
I use Apple pay for the one-time ... Yes, PayPal ... (not sure about others like it) usonian Nov 5 #4
There are instructions pinned to the top of this forum EarlG Nov 5 #5
I just went in and set up a PayPal FarPoint Nov 5 #6
I gave up trying to bypass PayPal. Check is in the mail. Katinfl Nov 5 #7
To whoever is in charge. Zackzzzz Nov 5 #8
Glad to know it was not only me. Katinfl Nov 6 #9
Last year I tried to use Visa but I kept going to PayPal. Zackzzzz Nov 6 #10

FarPoint

(14,357 posts)
1. Same thing for me....
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 04:41 PM
Nov 5

Tried a month ago and again last week....So, looks like I have to get paypal to keep my Star...

yellow dahlia

(4,027 posts)
2. I did it earlier.
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 04:45 PM
Nov 5

As I recall, there was a point in the process of populating the "form" where it has an option to opt out pf including pay pal in the process.

If I remember correctly it was at the lower part of the form. There was a black dot that was default ON for pay pal. So what you have to do is slide the dot to opt out. Then you click on a "tab" that says you are proceeding as a GUEST.

I am doing this from memory. I hope it is clear and helpful.

Good luck.

usonian

(22,490 posts)
4. I use Apple pay for the one-time ... Yes, PayPal ... (not sure about others like it)
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 04:52 PM
Nov 5

No sign-up, and PayPal never sees my credit card number, Only some one-time code from Apple.

There's always snail mail if you still have any paper checks lying about.

Zackzzzz

(198 posts)
8. To whoever is in charge.
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 11:48 PM
Nov 5

I WILL NOT SUPPORT PAYPAL.
I HAVE FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND
I MADE PHOTOS ON MY PHONE TO GET IT RIGHT.
THE PICTURES GIVEN ARE WRONG.
I HAVE BEEN GOING IN A LOOP FOR 1 HR AND 49 MINUTES.
THE WAY I FEEL IS NOT GOOD FOR MY HEART.
YOU WIN.
I COULDN'T PAY YOU IF I WANTED YOU.



Katinfl

(556 posts)
9. Glad to know it was not only me.
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 07:22 AM
Nov 6

I suppose I could have just let my membership lapse and then just sign up like it was the first time. All I was trying to do was renew and that was the problem. I gave up and sent a check.

Zackzzzz

(198 posts)
10. Last year I tried to use Visa but I kept going to PayPal.
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 05:56 PM
Nov 6

I got charged, but I thought I had cancelled that transaction.
Because of that, I wrote a check for membership last year.
I hadn't cancelled PayPal at all.
So last year, I paid twice.

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