HI

Can someone tell me what the normal practice is when buying online with a 
credit card? Should the card only be debited when the goods are dispatched? 
I have got an email from a company saying they don't have an item in stock 
and I will have to wait until it is back in. Fair enough but my switch card 
has been debited, and was debited almost immediately. This doesn't seem 
right...

Anyone know?

"oO"  wrote in message news:3n0tjjF19654dU1@individual.net...

> HI
>
> Can someone tell me what the normal practice is when buying online with a 
> credit card? Should the card only be debited when the goods are 
> dispatched? I have got an email from a company saying they don't have an 
> item in stock and I will have to wait until it is back in. Fair enough but 
> my switch card has been debited, and was debited almost immediately. This 
> doesn't seem right...
>
> Anyone know?
>


Yes its pretty common with some places.

In article <3fJOe.94799$G8.40205@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, shack69
@hotpop.com says...

> oO wrote:
> > HI
> > 
> > Can someone tell me what the normal practice is when buying online with a 
> > credit card? Should the card only be debited when the goods are dispatched? 
> > I have got an email from a company saying they don't have an item in stock 
> > and I will have to wait until it is back in. Fair enough but my switch card 
> > has been debited, and was debited almost immediately. This doesn't seem 
> > right...
> > 
> > Anyone know? 
> > 
> > 
> If when you ordered the item it was in stock and they agreed a delivery 
> date then that forms parts of your contract. So some retailers have 
> started to not debit until the order dispatches, this way the contact 
> can be canceled.  But in your case they have debited you so if your 
> willing to wait fine, but if not and you had an expected date previously 
> you could cancel and get your money back, or i think even say you were 
> going to get it some where else and they would need to fund the 
> difference but you do need to give them reasonable time to hounour your 
> agreement.  If your worried contact your local trading standards for advise.
> 

Delivery dates are not part of a contract unless you specifically make 
them "of the essence."