Re-Authorize Itunes to purchase Music

I put in a new credit card for the I tunes store and for some reason a box appears telling me I need to contact customer service to re-authorize my purchase, when I do this it just doesn't work. Any thoughts, what am i missing or not seeing in the how to?
g5 Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Can you copy and paste the exact error message you're getting? I've never heard of such an error message.
If your credit card is simply not being accepted, make sure all your account information is correct. To check it, visit the following website:
http://myinfo.apple.com
Any tiny difference between the address listed here and the billing address listed on your credit card could cause a funky error.
Hope this help =)

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