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Jul 21, 2010 | 11:48 pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Andy1369

What's the big difference between holding a ticket and a 24-hour grace refund period? Hold... you get 24 hours to decide. Refund...you pay, 24 hours later if you change your mind, cancel and get a refund. So, what's the true difference?

Convenience. If I decide to let the hold expire, it's much easier to cancel it or let the deadline pass than having to go through the refund process. I thought that would be pretty obvious.