Hi Bob,
I believe I have just replied to your request via email- in any case I'm sorry to hear of your problem when placing an order in our web shop!
We've had a few cases lately where the credit card wouldn't be charged successfully in our web shop, but when charging it in our backoffice it worked perfectly - according to our payment provider this is often due to restrictions for online and/or foreign transactions that some credit card companies have.
Kindly note that for safety reasons we only accept MasterCard and Visa cards that are enrolled in a secure payment program. This means that ordering with MasterCards only works if you're enrolled in the MasterCard “SecureCode” program, and Visa cards only work if you're enrolled in “Verified by Visa”.
Detailed information on secure payment and enrollment is available on your credit card’s website:
Visa (Link for customers from the US)
MasterCard (US Link)
If the problem with payment persists, it usually helps to either use PayPal instead, or to call your bank and to ask about Verified-by-Visa or MasterCard SecureCode, and to make sure that your card is not blocked for charges from Austria. Usually, banks can unblock your card temporarly for specific charges to your card.
I hope you can excuse the inconvenience this issue has caused!
Best,
Stefan