[Sataninjaku]

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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

Yea, it's an annoying process, for sure. I've used PayPal for BBTS in the past, however, I stopped once I realized I was being debited immediately for the full amount. I recall whammying myself for like two to three waves not realizing, then never making that mistake again. Are you telling me that Target handles PayPal pre-orders differently? That's good info right there. BBTS needs to shift to that model, if they haven't already.

They do. In fact, I had no P/A holds at all for some 6 months or so. When it did pop up, it deducted/refunded the amount as is normally the case, and there it's sat ever since at the top of my PP history as a pending charge. I think with pre-authorizations, rather than the weekly Target holds, Paypal's are yearly. The only drawback for me was that once the charge did show up, it got my hopes up that my figures were about to ship- sadly, the estimated date still says "coming soon" with that particular batch of figures.

Also, in the case of BBTS, I did notice something similar in EE's terms, and I understood that to be an actual upfront charge as opposed to an authorization.

Of course, take all of the above with a grain of salt; Target didn't always accept Paypal as a form of payment, and I only have two preorders so far to base my observations on. It's also not outside of the realm of possibility that I missed something entirely.

As an aside, I'm beginning to realize that I'd rather just have all of this stuff paid in full once the preorders go live. I'm not hurting for $$$ or I wouldn't be in this hobby, but I really do hate trying to juggle and remember, and then get the whole thing screwed up by early fulfillment. Just charge me up front. Done and done. Then I can forget about the whole thing and just have a nice surprise once they ship.