There are two steps to a credit card transaction, authorization and then
capture. In the authorization step, the funds are verified and reserved
for up to 30 days. It's not until the capture step that the funds are
actually transferred.

It is strictly against the terms of their Visa/MC merchant agreement to
capture funds before shipping - that is  the main reason that the
two-step process exists. Furthermore it is very unlikely that this
would be set up to happen automatically, so they're not on vacation. If
you've been unable to reach them, you should call your bank and issue a
"chargeback" immediately. If you think the merchant has deliberately
defrauded you then it would be a good idea to also get a new card
issued.


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