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[SomeNerd]

I recently had trouble with changing my payment method on a pre-order. When trying to do so, I would get an error message saying that Self Service is not currently available. Looking through the forums, it looks like many people have had this issue with no clear solution. Long story short, here's what I did to get around this:

1. Add an alternate payment method onto your account (in my case, it was a new card).
2. Try to update your payment info on your order again.
3. You should now be able to pick your newly added method of payment.

It seems to me that when you try to update your payment info on an order, a check is made to see of you have an alternate payment method available. If you have none, then the backend simply returns an error, therefore (incorrectly) telling you that Self Service is not available. Rookie programming mistake, but hey, what can you do.

I hope this post is helpful to at least some people.

[Kayden-BBY Social Media Specialist]

Hey there, SomeNerd!

Thank you for informing us of this and reaching out here on our community forum!

I know how important it can be to change your preferred payment method with these orders, so I do appreciate that you have posted a resolution for this error. We never want our customers to have a hard time correcting or placing their orders.

I would be more than happy to properly document this feedback in order to be reviewed further here at our Corporate Campus. To do so, kindly private message me using the blue button below and to the right of my signature your:

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All the best,