How to report this to Apple and get refund ?

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  1. soamz, Feb 26, 2012

    soamz macrumors 6502a

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    I bought OSX Lion last year and I bought a new iMac today, so logged in and installed it.

    But I see, Apple has charged 1$ to my credit card.

    Why is that ?
     
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  2. Apple2000, Feb 26, 2012

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    Is it possible that you purchased a song or a cheap app and was charged for it?

    It seems unlikely that you being charged $1 correlates to your installation of Lion.
     
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  3. balamw, Feb 26, 2012

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    Sometimes also Apple and other vendors will test the validity of a card by executing a small transaction and then pulling it back.

    This might be one of those.

    Look at your purchase history in App Store and iTunes.

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  4. soamz, Feb 26, 2012

    soamz thread starter macrumors 6502a

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    Yeah, that might be the case, since that was a new computer.

    Okay, so they will refund, right ?


    Absolutely not!
     
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  5. r.j.s, Feb 26, 2012

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    It's possible that it is just a validity charge ... give it 48 hours. If it doesn't go away, contact Apple support.
     
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  6. Mlrollin91, Feb 26, 2012

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    I would say closer to 72 hours, Apple releases the funds right away after the validation goes through. Its the bank that is slow to replace it.
     
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  7. Ccrew, Feb 27, 2012

    Ccrew macrumors 68020

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    When you add a new machine to your account and Apple asks to validate it they charge $1 to your account to verify.

    It remains on "hold" for the length of time your financial institution applies to holds, Apple has nothing to do with that. For most it's 3-7 days.

    They don't "execute it and pull it back" they simply get an authorization code to determine if the card is valid then don't process the charge through. Helps to understand how banks handle $ transactions :)
     
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