Originally Posted by
Roger
The theory is that the hold is wiped when the transaction itself hits the account, and that's probably what happens most of the time. Or at least that's what we are told.
I can see how it happens with multiple tickets:
* BA requests a hold/auth code for the total amount of all tickets
* BA processes a transaction for ticket 1 at half the total amount
* BA processes a transaction for ticket 2 at half the total amount.
Since neither charge is equal to the amount of the hold, the hold + transaction never cancel each other out, meaning the charges stick and the held amount remains outstanding til it expires naturally.