I've tried that, and when it complained that the card was linked to an account, it wouldn't let me proceed until I logged in.
At the time, my account was locked down because I had the audacity to go to a conference in a town 80 miles away and try to use my Paypal account for something. They wouldn't let me unlock my account until I gave them a new landline phone number (which I didn't have) or fax them my ID (which I wasn't willing to do). It was as if they didn't want me to reactivate my account.
And I still couldn't buy anything until I got a new card.
I have an account with a linked credit card, and have used the same card without logging in on a few occasions without any trouble. Maybe the policy is different for each country?
I can use my credit card without logging in as long as my PayPal account status is normal. But when my account was restricted, I couldn't pay using my linked credit card. I also tried to close my PayPal account - they don't let you do that either while the account is restricted.
At the time, my account was locked down because I had the audacity to go to a conference in a town 80 miles away and try to use my Paypal account for something. They wouldn't let me unlock my account until I gave them a new landline phone number (which I didn't have) or fax them my ID (which I wasn't willing to do). It was as if they didn't want me to reactivate my account.
And I still couldn't buy anything until I got a new card.