As April 3 is starting to draw nigh, MacRumors noted that some of their readers were claiming that Apple has started to place preauthorization holds on each consumer's account for pre-orders that were placed earlier in the month.
This hold is representing a check just to make sure that enough credit would be available for pending transactions for when Apple starts to ship out iPad orders.
But what is interesting in all of this, is that customers were also reporting that preauthorization holds that were placed on their accounts were for both the Wi-Fi edition AND Wi-Fi + 3G iPad orders. If you will recall, the Wi-Fi + 3G models were not supposed to be available until "late April", and why exactly Apple started to initiate this process so early on. Wi-Fi models are due to be released on April 3.
How many MaclLifers out there have pre-ordered iPads and are starting to see that pre-authorization hold? Let us know in the comments below!
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egarnold
March 26, 2010 at 3:08pm
Just check my credit card, it is indeed authorized for purchase. Go Apple!
Rahm Kota
March 26, 2010 at 8:14am
Noticed the same thing this morning when I logged in to check my balance. I'm getting excited...
JenuineGeek
March 25, 2010 at 9:21pm
I'm definitely seeing the authorization hold on my account, and I ordered two 3G iPads; one 64GB and the other 16GB. Maybe the Easter bunny will be especially generous this year.
mob1278
March 25, 2010 at 8:11pm
I actually ordered the 64gb WiFi only version yesterday around 7pm est. and at 8:10pm that same night I got a notice of a pending debit card purchase from my bank account. I have my order number and everything. So we will see...
