Solution needed - Security questions problem

I got my Mac in August, with a gift card for $100. However, I was unable to buy anything because I didn't know my security question answers. I tried changing them online, but they never changed. And now I can't change them because I'm locked out of that feature of the site because I don't know my answers and when I try to have the reset information sent to me alternate email, I never recieve it; I may or may not have made a typo in the email if that's the case.
Anyone know how this issue can be fixed?

Frequently asked questions about Apple ID - http://support.apple.com/kb/HE37 --> Can I change the answers to the security questions for my Apple ID? --> Yes. You can change the answers to the security questions provided when you originally signed up for your Apple ID. Go to My Apple ID (http://appleid.apple.com/) and click Manage your account.
Some Solutions for Resetting Forgotten Security Questions - https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4551
Forgotten security questions - https://discussions.apple.com/message/18402551 and https://discussions.apple.com/message/18625296
More involved forgotten question issues - https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3961813
John Galt's tips (09&11/2012) - https://discussions.apple.com/message/19809294 and https://discussions.apple.com/message/20229239
If none of the above work, contact iTunes Support at http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact/ and follow the instructions to report the issue to the iTunes Store.

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Welcome to the Apple Community.
Start here (change country if necessary) and navigate to 'Password and Security', reset your security questions using the link provided, you will receive an email to your rescue address, use the link in the email and reset your security questions.
If that doesn't help, you don't receive a reset email or you don't have a rescue address, you should contact AppleCare who will initially try to assist you with a reset email or if unsuccessful will pass you to the security team to reset your security questions for you.
If you are in a region that doesn't have international telephone support try contacting Apple through iTunes Store Support.

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If you have a rescue email address (which is not the same thing as an alternate email address) set up on your account then the steps half-way down this page give you a reset link on your account : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5312
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Contacting Apple about account security : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5699
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I made my Apple ID when I got my first iPod(2nd Gen) and I was around 8-10. Since then I've gotten an iPad 2 and iPod 5. I have gotten a couple of devices between this timeframe but have never run into this problem. I cannot remember my Security questions, I have never been asked to put them in until now. Like I said I made this Apple ID a long time ago and have forgotten the answers to them. Also I do not have a recovery email set, I saw that you can call apple but that would be weird as I am 15. Any advice?

You need to ask Apple to reset your security questions; ways of contacting them include phoning AppleCare and asking for the Account Security team, clicking here and picking a method for your country, and filling out and submitting this form.
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You need to contact Apple by:
1 - Use the Express lane and start here:
https://expresslane.apple.com
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HE57
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how can i reset my security question i forgot the questions and aswers plz help

If you have a rescue email address (which is not the same thing as an alternate email address) set up on your account then steps 1 to 5 on the page that you posted from should let you reset them : go to https://appleid.apple.com/ and click 'Manage your Apple ID' on the right-hand side of that page and log into your account, then click on 'Password and Security' on the left-hand side of that page and on the right-hand side you should see an option to send security question reset info to your rescue email address.
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Contacting Apple about account security : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5699
When they've been reset (and if you don't already have a rescue email address) you can then use the steps half-way down the page that you posted from to add a rescue email address for potential future use

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hello,
I forgot my security answers in app store and they sent E-mail to reset question, but i didn't receive any E-mail form them.
Please can anybody help me to reset my security answers ..?
Thank you..

Hello there, maxmelyanos.
The following Knowledge Base article provides some great recommendations for issues when forgetting security questions:
Apple ID: All about Apple ID security questions
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5665
Particularly:
What should I do if I don't remember the answers to my Apple ID security questions?
Try answering them at least once to see if you can get them right, even if you are not sure you remember the answers to your security questions.
If you are confident you can't remember them, try one of the following:
If you have three security questions and a rescue email address
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If you have one security question and you know your Apple ID passwordsign in to My Apple ID and select the Password and Security tab to reset your security question.
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Note: If you have forgotten your password and answer your security questions incorrectly too many times in a row, you will be unable to try to answer your security questions for a period of time. During that time you will not be able to reset your password and will not have access to your account.
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Start here, and reset your password, you will receive an email with your new password, then go to manage your account > Password and Security and change your security questions.
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i bought a new iPad today, and when i try to buy something from the app store it askes me for 3 security questions and answers.
i cannot use the 3rd question fiewld - it brings up no options. any ideas?
the box is clickable, goes blue but no drop-down appears. i cannot ignore it an continue. i have tried a factory reset and no joy

I cannot explain why you are not able to answer the questions on your iPad.
Try this: on a computer, go to http://appleid.apple.com and select "Manage your account". Log in with your Apple ID and password, then select Password and Security from the left column. You will be able to choose your security questions and provide the answers there.
While you are there, add a "rescue email address" that can be used in the event you forget the answers to the questions you choose. The address must be different than your Apple ID and cannot be one of your additional email addresses you already used with an Apple ID.

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