Paypal charged 1$ when paying with debit card as guest user

[Darshan]

Transaction Pending Settlement ( as at 14 Jan 2012, 06:02 PM )
Transaction Date	Description	Amount
14 Jan 2012	PAYPAL ********** SG	S$1.00
14 Jan 2012	PAYPAL *IMPRINT.SG ********* SG	S$44.76

Hi i got charged an extra 1$ when i used paypal as a guest user. Any idea why? I used a Visa debit card i didnt get any email also regarding this charge of 1$.

[PayPal_paula]

Hi Darshan, 

When you add a card or update your card information, we temporarily charge your card a small amount.This amount is generally $1 dollar.  We do this as a fraud prevention measure to ensure that your card is valid. If your card issuer authorises this charge we then know that the card is valid and the information registered is correct. 

Rest assured that this is only a temporary charge and will be returned to your card within a couple of days. 

I hope this helps 

Paula 

[erhem]

I changed my card to my different paypal account and then back to my original account and now it charged me for 3 dollars since December 26th, how long does it usually take? I'm kind of worried.