Anyone ever get a charge from Expedia.com for 61.50?

Question

I was trying to book a trip, and when I clicked book, it said details of the trip selected are no longer available. I guess no more seats on a flight. So activity still went to my card, but not the cost of the trip, just a verificateion charge of 1 dollar...AND a frikkin Charge of 61.50!!! Both were just pending at the time.

I called them up and they said both charges are in fact verification charges, but specifying why 1 is 1 dollar and the other is 61.50. They called them "fallback" charges or something like that. That was over the weekend. So I check today, and now the 61.50 charge has gone through, and the 1 dollar charge is still pending.

Should I flag the charge or should I wait for them to give it back? And how can they give it back, now that its beyond just pending?

Answer 1

Hello, Why should they charge you if they were not able to get seats for you? Make sure they explain the situation to your satisfaction. Ask to speak to a supervisor and see if they can cancel the charge. After all it was not your fault. Read through their fine print and FAQs if you see a similar situation. Good luck.

Answer 2

Dispute the charge with your credit card company.