Sea of Thieves: How to fix the Purchase Failed ship error

Players occasionally run into issues with the game where they see a message that reads "Purchase Failed!" on their screen when trying to buy a ship in Sea of Thieves. When a player does this, the desired vessel cannot be purchased, but the transaction is still completed by accepting the player's gold money. Here is what we know about how to resolve the Sea of Thieves "Purchase Failed!" ship problem.

What can you do about the “Purchase Failed!” notification in Sea of Thieves

Unfortunately, there isn't much you can do if you get this issue when purchasing a ship. Many people have discovered that closing out of your current Sea of Thieves application and trying again can help with this issue. The servers are currently overloaded, which is why you are experiencing this error. This usually occurs at the beginning of a Sea of Thieves season. What's going on with several other players is probably an attempt to join the game and make their first ship purchase. Unfortunately, this is occurring very quickly, and the Sea of Thieves servers probably have some problems, so the purchase will not be completed.

Hopefully, the transaction completes or your gold is returned to your account when you exit the application and restart it. Problems like this are likely to affect a number of users after a Sea of Thieves content update is released, but they should subside as more players sign up and exit the main screen. If this issue persists or you do not get your gold back after making these erroneous transactions, you might want to contact the Sea of Thieves support team.