I had a friend that had his card charged, even though he hadn't actually completed it (He entered the card number and exp. date, but then left the shopping cart, without completing the transaction).
The Web site owners were pretty damn aggressive, when he complained about it, but he was even more aggressive (he has since passed, but he was not someone that you wanted to mess with).
> He entered the card number and exp. date, but then left the shopping cart, without completing the transaction
I do that somewhat often, for sites that don't reveal shipping charges and other components of the "final price" until the end. Sometimes at that point I'll change my mind. Never been charged, fortunately, but I have worried about the possibility.
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I had a friend that had his card charged, even though he hadn't actually completed it (He entered the card number and exp. date, but then left the shopping cart, without completing the transaction).
The Web site owners were pretty damn aggressive, when he complained about it, but he was even more aggressive (he has since passed, but he was not someone that you wanted to mess with).