In the mad world that is train transport in London, Barking station, being run by c2c and not TfL, does not sell Oyster PAYG from its ticket machines, even though many, if not all of them are capable of being upgraded to do so, and the manufacturer (Shere) would like to do that.
London Overground run stations have machines that sell tickets to most National Rail destinations and Oyster products including PAYG - giving a better offer than Barking.
Oyster products are available from the traditional human run ticket office, and Oyster PAYG is useable on all trains that run through Barking, within the zonal fare system.
Oyster products can be bought on line and transferred to the card at Barking and of course Oyster cards can be linked to a credit/debit card, so that the system pulls £20 (or more) off the credit/debit card onto the Oyster card when the balance falls below £5. This is the most convenient option - it's called auto top up.
The fact that Oyster PAYG can't be topped up by machine at Barking is a confusing anomaly, but at least there are shops where this can be done - including shops near the station. The nearest being Judiya Enterprises, opposite. You can find such shops on line at http://ticketstoplocator.tfl.gov.uk/LocationLocator/
but I'm not sure if this list includes Londis, no 33 Station Parade on the same side of the road as the station, a few doors nearer the town centre (used to be 7-11).
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