Does apple charge your credit card

**Slewo.O** · 07-19-2010, 02:25 PM

When you make a transaction? Because I made a charge on my iPad and even though the card wasn't authorized I think I found a charge of 2.00 on my debit card. Does apple do this sort of thing even when a card doesn't go through or is it just my bank?

**Slewo.O** · 07-19-2010, 02:42 PM

People?

**jdklann** · 07-19-2010, 02:48 PM

In the 5+ yrs I've used the iTunes music store Apple's never charged me for something I didn't buy. Maybe you can check your recent purchases in iTunes account and see what the charge was for?

**Slewo.O** · 07-19-2010, 02:49 PM

Originally Posted by jdklann

In the 5+ yrs I've used the iTunes music store Apple's never charged me for something I didn't buy. Maybe you can check your recent purchases in iTunes account and see what the charge was for?

It wasn't an app though. I was purchasing an iPad and it didn't go thru. Yet I deposited $100 cash earlier this afternoon and I noticed 2.00 gone.

**Buk Was Right** · 07-19-2010, 03:04 PM

Originally Posted by Omega Flight

It wasn't an app though. I was purchasing an iPad and it didn't go thru. Yet I deposited $100 cash earlier this afternoon and I noticed 2.00 gone.

Yes, if you were making a large purchase they may have done a small "authorization" charge to verify that it is an active card. The charge should drop off in a couple days.

**leafinsectman** · 07-19-2010, 03:07 PM

Sorry dude, no idea. Maybe it'll get reversed. Sometimes they charge you $1-2 just to check if the card is legit before going through with the full transaction. If you know for sure that its from Apple and if it hasn't been reversed after a few days then you should bring it up with your bank.

**Marc Lombardi** · 07-19-2010, 03:47 PM

www.apple.com/support or 1-800-676-2775

**atxbomber** · 07-19-2010, 03:50 PM

It's a pre-authorization charge. It'll be gone in a few days.

**Dreaded Anomaly** · 07-19-2010, 03:57 PM

Originally Posted by leafinsectman

Sorry dude, no idea. Maybe it'll get reversed. Sometimes they charge you $1-2 just to check if the card is legit before going through with the full transaction. If you know for sure that its from Apple and if it hasn't been reversed after a few days then you should bring it up with your bank.

Earlier this year, I found out that my debit card number had been stolen because someone charged $1 to it from the iTunes store. This is a method that identity thieves sometimes use to determine if a number is "good" i.e. still active. It was flagged immediately on my account because I never use my debit card with the iTunes store (it's not even registered on my account), but if the card does see some legitimate purchases from the store it may not be flagged automatically.