Originally Posted by
Analise
Did you decide to ignore gfunkdave's post or were you just too emotional to READ that the MTA deactivated gfunkdave's account while keeping over $52 of his money on his Metrocard? Whatever your reason for not paying attention, I'll repost this as a kindness for you.
First, $52.50 was the balance on gfunkdave's debit card that he uses to fund the Easypay Metrocard, not the balance on the Metrocard itself.
Second, if gfunkdave did still have a balance on the Metrocard itself, the MTA didn't pocket the money. They just suspended his ability to use it until he fixed his account.