Using PayPal in itunes w/Mac

Recently had a new credit card entered in our PayPal acct and another one removed. When I try to purchase a song, I get an error message that says "please provide valid pmt info" or "your PayPal acct has no funding source", when I know my PayPal acct shows my newly entered credit card is shown to be the primary source of payment for my PayPal acct. How do I get itunes to accept my PayPal? Thanks much for any help provided!

Wow, first time I've seen this question. You are breaking new ground.
From the discussion I can see on the Dropbox Forums, there are people using it for iTunes backup, but no success using it as a source for streaming music. Take a look at this thread, for example.
Somebody else here may know more, but also you may want to post a very specific question on the Dropbox Forum.

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Never mind, I'm answering my own question. I should have searched for it first.
Found it on an itunes support page.
Do I need a credit card to pay for music using PayPal?
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Hey Katrina! Thanks! I read through that page that you gave me and it said:
"Note: If clicking the Return to Merchant link doesn’t allow you to complete the PayPal sign-up process in iTunes, please try following these steps again using a different web browser."
It didn't work in Firefox, I used good old Internet Explorer. Thanks for your help!

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