Bids at $499 or below:
- Nothing will appear on your credit card until the auction has ended and a winner has been determined.
Bids at $500 or above:
- In order to protect our bidders and the integrity of The Realest's auction platform, a temporary authorization will be placed on your credit card once you have placed your bid, as long as you're the top bidder. Note: You DO NOT get charged; this is strictly a temporary hold/authorization.
- Once you are no longer the top bidder (or if the auction ends), the authorization disappears from your credit card within roughly one (1) business day (often significantly faster).
- If you place multiple bids where you end up as the top bidder, only the difference gets temporarily authorized for each bid (i.e. not the full amount of each bid).
For more information about the payment process, please click here to see the relevant help article.