Amazon Japan Payment Processing Issue

[McCrutchy]

Hey guys,

Just FYI: I don't know if any other US-based members have any orders in with Amazon.co.jp right now, but I do, and one of my orders is refusing to process payment, despite my re-authorizing the payment, and also trying two good Visa cards on it. I was able to fulfill an order with the same payment method(s) in the first week of October, and I have not altered any payment method information for months. I have already verified--twice--with my bank, that they are not seeing anything on their end at all, nothing approved, denied or otherwise flagged, in terms of authorization requests from Amazon.co.jp, so it looks like the issue is on Amazon's side, and may affect others.

I am working with Amazon.co.jp Customer Service (in English) on this issue, and am waiting for them to get back to me with a response from their billing department. I will post any updates as I get them, but if anyone has any orders due to ship this week, you may want to check your order history and/or your e-mail.