| Um, thats not ilegal to charge at the time the order is placed. As the eCommerce Manager for my company, I am pretty fluent in online commerce laws.
Most shopping cart systems authorize and capture your credit card information when you place the order. This is to insure you can pay for the goods when you order them. There is nothing ilegal with this unless they state otherwise on their site.
Your credit card is charged when they batch out (usually nightly) with their 3rd party processor.
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