Does 30 day patron still exist? And what does it take to get a petition answered around here?

Out of curiosity, did you check out What is PayPal Preapproval? How do I use Paypal? ? It says:

If you do not select a secondary funding source before you approve, your payment will fail.

Secondary Funding Source

Funcom requires players to have a secondary or backup funding source even if there is enough credit on the PayPal account to cover the balance. Players will need to register and select a Secondary Funding Source.