Your credit card will be charged if the item is in stock and ready to ship out. If the item is out of stock, or is on pre-order status or is a custom order or a built-to-order product with an extended lead time, we will contact you first to confirm if you want to reserve it, and if you confirm, your credit card will get charged and the e-bike will be reserved to ship to you as soon as it arrives back in stock.\r