HT2736 not eligible to purchase gift certificates

So for many years I have been able to buy gift certificates, until now. I get a message saying my account is not eligible to purchase gift certificates. I contacted Apple and all they could say was yes, I am not eligible to purchase gift certificates, but they offered no explanation.
This is lame, considering I have been buying gift certificates for years.
Any ideas as to why?

My account had a $0.48 credit balance and it said it was going to charge my credit card, which is what I wanted. I have since purchased something to remove the credit balance then tried again. Still no luck.

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