Quote Originally Posted by Mary View Post
Well, at least this is validated funds. So the people pledging have the money. I bet some will back out. If they are on a limited pledge, others will swoop in given enough time.
Nope. They aren't validated to more than 1$.
Quote Originally Posted by Amazon customer support
When you make a pledge with Kickstarter, Amazon Payments are the payment process and we contact your credit card's issuing bank to confirm that your credit card is a valid number and hasn't been reported lost or stolen. This is done with a $1.00 authorization. We don't actually proceed with the charge; this is simply one of the security measures we use to protect our customers.