Pre-authentication is a hold that’s placed on your card when you bid on an auction. We’ll let you know if we need to pre-authenticate your bid.
If you don’t win, the charge will be cancelled when the auction ends. The cancellation should be immediate, but it can take up to a few days to appear in your account.
If you win, we’ll take a secure payment fee from the card on your account. Once the payment has cleared, we’ll send you instructions on how to pay the winning bid amount into our secure account