If you pay for an order by credit card you may notice a $1 “pre-authorisation” charge on your credit card statement.
Your bank requires Mighty Ape to “Authorisation Hold” (or “pre-auth”) your credit card to the value of $1 to validate that your credit card details are correct.
This pre-auth is automatically removed within 7 days (usually faster) and you’re not actually charged the $1 fee.
You can learn more about “Authorisation Holds" here.