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Originally Posted by fuzebox
But with free trials you can preauth the full membership price, and just capture the transaction 2-3 days later... With $1 trials you are charging $1, and potentially paying a PPS on a card without the balance to rebill  |
Is that permitted? Even though it may not be settled it still reduces the card's available balance.
My old Visa Debit card showed up preauths immediately in the online transaction statement, then they'd disappear a few days later if they were not settled. Consider a surfer seeing a charge for $40 right after he does a "free" signup... or someone going for the free option because they've only got $50 left on their card which they need tomorrow to buy groceries... oops, they don't have $50 left now...