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Why does Amex show $99 as pending gas payment?

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joltdude
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Re: Why does Amex show $99 as pending gas payment?

The Worst hold iv seen is Costco for 150.00 via AMEX which prevented me from 20$ in gas on Serve..  Costco will not pre authorize for a set amount either... 

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14Fiesta
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Re: Why does Amex show $99 as pending gas payment?


@joltdude wrote:

The Worst hold iv seen is Costco for 150.00 via AMEX which prevented me from 20$ in gas on Serve..  Costco will not pre authorize for a set amount either... 


The work around for Costco I had to use once, because they had a $100 pre authorize charge that kept getting declined because I only had $76 left in my checking. The trick is to go inside Costco and buy a cash card (gift card) for an amount (say $20). Then take that card and pay at the pump. It will automatically stop when there is nothing left on the gift card.






EX FICO (AMEX): 728 (4/29/17) | TU FICO (Discover): 737 (4/7/17) | EQ FICO (Citi): 746 (3/28/17)
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