What is a Payment Pre-authorization?

On orders paid with a credit or debit card, a payment pre-authorization is applied as soon as the order is submitted to reserve the total of your order while it is being processed. Once the order has actually shipped, the pre-authorized payment is eliminated and replaced with the actual 'charge' for the order.

If, for any reason, the order does not ship or there is a problem with the product, the payment pre-authorization will generally disappear from your account after 3-5 business days, based on your banking institution's policy.

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