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Eek help! Gone over limit on Credit Card

niki23 · 2011-09-02 23:53:16

I just used my Platinum Barclays credit card by mistake in an online transaction ; I was very close to the limit and had no intention of using this card for purchases as it only has a balance transfer on it. The transaction has shown up already on my Barclays online banking, although it says the transaction is pending, but…

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jamesd Posts: 26,103 Forumite

4 September 2011 at 7:02PM

You could always contact the merchant. Tell them that you accidentally used a card that will go over its limit and that you'd like to make a replacement payment with a new card and have them refund the initial one.

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