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Using Amazon Payments for Purchases on Amazon.com | Declines | Updating a Card | Using Amazon Payments for Purchases on Third-Party Web Sites

Using Amazon Payments  for Purchases on Amazon.com

Amazon Payments lets you use the same credit card you have on file with Amazon.com to pay for items you buy from others.

Orders that Use Payments

When you buy a used or collectible item at Amazon Marketplace or from an Amazon Merchant, you can pay via Amazon Payments. All third-party sellers on our Auctions and Amazon Marketplace platforms must be registered for Payments, and Payments is the only accepted payment method for all Auctions and Marketplace transactions.

When using Amazon Payments for a Marketplace or Merchant transaction, you may use a credit card or an Amazon.com gift certificate. Amazon Payments does not support payment by check, money order, or PayPal.

Amazon Payments Safety

  • Amazon Payments transactions for Amazon Marketplace and Auctions are covered up to $2,500 by our Amazon.com A-to-z Guarantee. In addition, most Amazon Merchant orders on Amazon.com, with some exceptions, use Payments and are covered under our Guarantee terms. For those exceptions and more information about our terms of coverage, please take a moment to review the Amazon.com A-to-z Guarantee.
  • Amazon Payments transfers the amount you indicate but never passes along your full credit card information. Such credit card information is kept strictly confidential, just between you and Amazon.com. Please note that if you order from one of a few select merchants, we will provide the merchant with the last four or five digits of your credit card number for identification purposes.

Convenience

  • You can issue 1-Click payments to Amazon Marketplace sellers, but not to Amazon Merchants. Note: 1-Click payments are immediate for these orders. You do not have 90 minutes to cancel your order.
  • You can see a record of all your Amazon Payments transactions online. For Amazon Merchant or Marketplace buyers, click the Your Account button in the upper right corner of your screen. Auctions buyers should visit the Your Account section of our Auctions web site and click to "View all recent purchases made online with Amazon Payments."

Note: Due to the slightly different nature of our Amazon Marketplace Web site, it is not possible to enter the last 5 digits of your credit card and telephone us with your full credit card information.

Credit Card Declines

If we are unable to charge your card successfully for an Amazon Marketplace order, we will send an e-mail notification with a link to resubmit payment, at which time you can update your payment information or authorize another attempt to charge. We cannot re-try your credit card for you. If payment is unsuccessful more than once, or the order is more than 3 days old, the order will be canceled. If this occurs, please feel free to return to our store to place another order.

At this time, we cannot accept resubmitted payments on declined Merchant orders.

Updating a Card

If payment is successful, your card will be charged at the time of purchase. We have no means by which to alter the credit card for an Amazon Merchant or Marketplace order after it has been submitted. To cancel an order, you will need to contact your seller to make arrangements. Seller contact information is available through Your Account.

If you would simply like to update a credit card on your account, you'll find our Help page instructions under Adding & Deleting Credit Cards.

Using Amazon Payments for Purchases on Third-Party Web Sites

Amazon Payments allows you to use the payment methods that you already use on Amazon.com to pay for goods and services online wherever Amazon Payments is accepted. With an Amazon Payments Account, you can make secure purchases from third-party (i.e. non-Amazon) Web sites that accept Amazon Payments, without having to re-enter your payment information. Also, there is no cost to you when you make a purchase using Amazon Payments.

Getting started with Amazon Payments is easy. If you already have an Amazon.com account, an Amazon Payments Account has been automatically created for you, and will be activated when you make your first payment on any third-party Web site that accepts Amazon Payments. This account is linked to your Amazon.com account, and you are able to use the credit cards associated with your Amazon.com account right away. You can enhance your Amazon Payments Personal Account to make payments with your bank account or to receive payments from other Amazon Payments Account holders. Learn more about the different Amazon Payments Account types.

Amazon Payments keeps your financial information private from sellers, and you are not required to disclose your financial information stored in your Amazon.com account when you make a purchase. Amazon Payments provides you with the same trusted payment experience available on Amazon today, leveraging proven fraud detection and risk management capabilities. Learn more about making payments with your Amazon Payments Account on third-party Web sites.

To register or find out more, please visit the Amazon Payments Web site at https://payments.amazon.com.

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