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Braintree (PayPal)Braintree 2065
Refund Time Limit Exceeded
Hard Decline
Permanent failures that should not be retried
Do Not Retry
Retry will not succeed
Description
PayPal requires that refunds are issued within 180 days of the sale. This refund can't be successfully processed.
Recommended Action
This refund cannot be processed via PayPal — the 180-day limit has been exceeded.
Common Causes
- More than 180 days since original sale
Recovery Tips
- Process the refund through an alternative method
Quick Reference
Code
2065
Category
Hard Decline
Retryable
No
Source
Braintree
Recoverability verdict
Retrying 2065 will not work
This is a hard decline. Retrying code 2065 will not recover the payment. But most merchants seeing this code also have soft declines they are not recovering. Check what your retry strategy is leaving behind.
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