Originally Posted by
Majuki
Yeah, I remember the Maldives case. I guess I didn't encounter this preauthorization situation with the two times I encountered DCC most recently in Australia because there they don't generate the quote slip beforehand. If the DCC verbiage prints on the receipt, it's too late. I believe this is how it's done with most terminals in the mainland too? That is to say... once you've seen a pending transaction with the DCC amount, you've likely been hit.
I think the ideas got mixed up in your above statement...
First, if the DCC verbiage is printed, then it means you've been already hit by DCC, no matter whether you have boxes to tick on the slip... Yes, this is how it is done in the Mainland.
Second, if the DCC amount is pending, that does NOT mean anything dangerous. It is just how these DCC-enabled machine do transactions. They hold the DCC amount no matter what, and post the DCC/non-DCC amount based on whether you've dodged DCC.
Third, if the DCC is used on PREAUTH, simply request them to run another sales transaction without DCC, and cancel the PREAUTH, instead of completing it. I do think if the PREAUTH is DCCed, one cannot turn it off when completing it.