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able to spend past limit on credit card. what's going on?

Posted on 9/2/15 at 11:41 am
Posted by demosa
Member since May 2014
213 posts
Posted on 9/2/15 at 11:41 am
I have had a $750 limit on my platinum capital one credit card for years. I always make my payments on time, and usually pay it off in full every 3-4 months.

just recently i used my credit card when I meant to use my debit card, but surprisingly, the transaction went through. I called capital one and they said my limit was still 750, which I have never been able to exceed in the past. I made a few more purchases on the credit card, just to experiment, and now I am over $100 of what capital one tells me is my limit, yet I am still able to make purchases.

every time I call capital one, they tell me my limit is still 750. None of the transactions on my card are pending, I'm over the supposed limit, yet can still make purchases on the card.

does anyone know what's going on?
Posted by Volvagia
Fort Worth
Member since Mar 2006
51915 posts
Posted on 9/2/15 at 12:23 pm to
I can't speak for Capital One, but when I had a low limit card Discover seemed to let me go over the credit limit with certain conditions that phased out the higher you went.

I never made a habit of it enough to really iron out the precise rules.

Maybe you still have the same limit, and Capital One changed their policies.
Posted by LSUFanHouston
NOLA
Member since Jul 2009
37161 posts
Posted on 9/2/15 at 12:23 pm to
I hope they don't hit you with "overlimit" fees.
Posted by Croacka
Denham Springs
Member since Dec 2008
61441 posts
Posted on 9/2/15 at 1:06 pm to
If you need to, you could always request a limit increase


Not sure how often you reach your limit but that is pretty low and if you've been a good member, they shouldn't have a problem raising it
Posted by Hawkeye95
Member since Dec 2013
20293 posts
Posted on 9/2/15 at 1:13 pm to
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$750 limit

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my platinum capital one credit



Anyway, you will be hit with an overlimit fee. I worked at capital one, and I believe that is applied at end of your billing period. Pay it down pronto, or call to get a credit limit increase.
This post was edited on 9/2/15 at 1:15 pm
Posted by ForeverLSU02
Albany
Member since Jun 2007
52163 posts
Posted on 9/2/15 at 1:51 pm to
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able to spend past limit on credit card. what's going on?
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I called capital one and they said my limit was still 750,
So you called them to ask what your limit was but you didn't ask them what the hell was going on?

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I made a few more purchases on the credit card, just to experiment,
Posted by UserName69
Member since Sep 2014
1613 posts
Posted on 9/2/15 at 4:14 pm to
Why would you experiment with something like this?
Posted by PurpleYoda
Member since Sep 2015
13 posts
Posted on 9/2/15 at 4:38 pm to
That $3 coke just cost you $25 dollars.
Posted by Jag_Warrior
Virginia
Member since May 2015
4129 posts
Posted on 9/2/15 at 5:06 pm to
If you're still in good standing, request a credit limit increase. By taking your account over or close to the limit, you're likely hurting your credit score
Posted by GeeOH
Louisiana
Member since Dec 2013
13376 posts
Posted on 9/3/15 at 11:08 am to
Get ready bro. The will either raise your rate or slap a few on you for going over the limit.

I remember once having one raise my limit from 7.5 to 27% for either being late once or going over the limit!
Posted by Tiger n Miami AU83
Miami
Member since Oct 2007
45656 posts
Posted on 9/3/15 at 11:12 am to
I had a couple of capital one cards a decade ago that I went over the limit on. Every month it was over the limit, they hit me with over the limit fees.
This post was edited on 9/3/15 at 11:13 am
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