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Apple charged me for 4S, shipped it, and refunded me.

Nikos

Nikos

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Placed my order using a debit VISA through Apple shortly after the servers went up and was charged immediately. My phone shipped a couple of days ago and the charge fell off this morning. I'm sure I'll be charged again for it, but I'm curious if this happened to anyone else. :eek:
 
This also happened to me. I put the iPhone 4s pre-order on my American Express and since it's a credit card they did not charge anything until the phone shipped. I received the phone a few hours ago and I was charged $1700 then refunded $1700. I imagine that they will charge me soon.
 
Helixc0de said:
This also happened to me. I put the iPhone 4s pre-order on my American Express and since it's a credit card they did not charge anything until the phone shipped. I received the phone a few hours ago and I was charged $1700 then refunded $1700. I imagine that they will charge me soon.
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$1700!? wtf? Why so much?
 
I'm in the same boat. They put a hold on my account, shipped my phone (it's almost to the local sort facility). The hold expired.

With orders from Apple in the past, they charge as soon as the item ships.

:confused:
 
Same thing happened here with my debit card. Placed a hold immediately. Hold expired, and then the phone shipped. Haven't been charged again.
 
ihonda said:
cancel your card, keep the phone, win.
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Unfortunately that won't work - when I ordered my original iPhone 4 the same thing happened (hold dropped off and full funds available) yet the money came out a few days later even though the card was cancelled (yes I did try and chance it....)
 
working for a large bank the charges will drop off if pending for a few days but since you gave apple the authorization they can at ANY time take the money back. The bank will just drop pending charges after a few days of not receiving confirmation of the company taking the money. I have never seen a company not take money some were as far back as 90 days. Changing your card wont matter either as your bank will just route the charge to the new card since you still authorized it.
 
Yeah, it happens but you will be charged for it. In my case, Apple has burnt a 319$ hole in my bank statement already! :eek:
 
Wow, my wife's iPhone 4s charge stayed, but my iPhone 4S charge did not stick even though I'm supposed to get it tomorrow according to UPS. I also ordered my 4S first. Don't know what's going on here.
 
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