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Possible Reasons for Declined Cards:

Only your credit card issuer or financial institution can confirm the specific reason that your card was declined. However, we can offer a few of the reasons we see most often. When speaking with your credit card provider, it is a good idea to ask specifically about each of these possibilities to rule them out:

• The credit card number or the expiry date was incorrect.

• There were insufficient funds on your credit card.

• Some credit card companies will reject international charges. AbeBooks is located in Canada.

• Your bank or credit card company was having technical issues when the bookseller tried to update the order.

• AbeBooks or the company that processes our credit card transactions was having technical issues when the bookseller tried to update the order.

• If you've made a large number of online purchases within a short period of time, particularly from one place, some banks will reject some of the charges as a fraud prevention measure.