Paypal Check Your Account At Your Card Issuer Before Retrying This Card Better -

To minimize the chances of encountering this error in the future:

No clear reason. No "insufficient funds." Just a vague instruction to go talk to your bank. Frustrating, right? To minimize the chances of encountering this error

The error means that PayPal tried to send that pre-authorization (or the actual transaction), and your bank/card issuer rejected it before PayPal could even ask for the money. The error means that PayPal tried to send

The word "Better" is an artifact of poor localization. In PayPal's internal code, there is likely a boolean flag or a status message like: "BETTER_CHECK_ISSUER" . It means "It would be better to check with the issuer." Non-English translations (German, Dutch, or Swedish) often retain the word "Better" when converted back to English. Ignore it. It is meaningless code debris. It means "It would be better to check with the issuer

PayPal translates this code into the message you see: Check with your issuer.