[quote name='bdw418']Great deal. Thanks, OP. So does anyone know when Amazon charges credit cards? Is it when the item ships? Before?[/QUOTE]
They do a pending charge when they start preparing it for shipment. Depending on your shipping method that can be from same day to up to 5 days in advance. They will not actually process the charge until the package has been put in the mail, however. I have received a package before the charge was fully processed on my card at least once. As an aside, this new gold box crap is killing me. I ordered a DS yesterday and the Spidey Complete Collection DVD-Rom today. Between that, the game DOTD, and the Blu-Ray sale, I'm so far beyond broke, it's not even funny.