Pending Check Card Purchase?

Question

What does that mean?

I tried to order this shoes from Finishline.com with my debit card and after filling in all the billing and information stuff, the site informed me that there was an error from the billing part and told me to find another way of payment to purchase this. So, I figured it didn't work and tried it again but the same thing happened. And I checked the status of my debit card online, the shoes I wanted to order was charged twice and next to it said "pending check card purchase". I went back to finishline.com to check the status of order and it had no record of me buying anything. The total is about $170 and I don't want to lose that money for nothing! What do I do?

Answer 1

Call your credit card provider, and explain what happened. Tell them you want to cancel the transactions.  

Answer 2

The hold will expire on its own, or the vendor can lift it.  Pending transaction is not the same as a duplicate transaction.  Most retailers are retarded, and do not use the preauthorization to complete the transaction.  

Its inconvenient, but your money is likely safe from being spent twice.

If you are really concerned, call the number on the back of your card---they will put your mind at ease.