QUOTE (lostfan @ Jan 22, 2009 -> 02:35 PM)
If you ever notice, it also does something like this at the gas station. Initially it'll just do a generic authorization on your account for $1.00 or something even though your tank of gas was, say, $32.26. But it won't show the $32.26 for several days, it'll just have the gas station saying you paid $1.00 for gas. But a couple of days later, when it's all finalized and updated, it shows the correct amounts.
Sometimes, when you pay at the pump, they authorize $50-60 on your card, then charge the actual purchase amount on top of it.