Except he's not filling the tank, he's specifically punched in $20 maximum.
Pump shuts off at $20. Exxon takes $70.
John Hermanson, CPS Inc.
21 South Lane, Huntington NY 11743
Olympus OM Service since 1977
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Nov 4, 2008 08:39:45 AM, olympus@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
It happens at all gas stations, not just Exxon/Mobil. At the time your
card is accepted for purchase the size of the purchase is unknown so
they put a lock on the funds that *might* be required. It has certainly
not been unusual to spend $70 for a tank of gas recently. The same
thing happens on a smaller scale when you use a card at a restaurant.
The purchase is accepted by the card issuer before the final total is
known since you haven't yet added a tip. They lock the purchase price
plus some amount for a tip. It's all reasonable except for the part
about holding the funds for anything more than an hour. That's the part
that should be illegal.
Chuck Norcutt
John Hermanson wrote:
>A weird story. A friend of mine lives in the Binghamton NY area and
>used to use his Paypal debit card for buying gas for his truck. Twice,
>Exxon/Mobil stations debited his card $70 for a $20 gas purchase! After
>spending an hour on the phone, Exxon explained they do it "just in case
>there are problems with paypal. Don't worry, you'll get the $50 back in
>a few days". No one else handled the card, he paid at the pump, this
>extra penalty must be built into their "firm"ware. He got his money
>back, but they had it for 10 days to do with as they wish. Sounds
>frickin' illegal, underhanded or something you'd expect an oil company
>would do in the '20s.
>___________________________________
>John Hermanson | CPS, Inc.
>21 South Ln., Huntington NY 11743
>631-424-2121 | www.zuiko.com
>Olympus OM Service since 1977
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>
>Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>>It's probably happening all over the place. Anyone lending money these
>>days is taking steps to limit their exposure.
>>
>>Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>John Hermanson wrote:
>>>Anyone here using American Express recently discover their credit limit
>>>has been cut way way back and AE won't explain why? AE used to the "no
>>>limits" cc.
>>>___________________________________
>>>John Hermanson | CPS, Inc.
>>>21 South Ln., Huntington NY 11743
>>>631-424-2121 | www.zuiko.com
>>>Olympus OM Service since 1977
>>>Gallery: www.zuiko.com/album/index.html
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