is google wallet taking a cut on plat purchases?

[between]

so like i dont have a debit or credit card for a number of reasons, so when i want to buy something online i get those lame visa gift cards with a set amount like 25 bucks. now for 25 bucks, in theory i can buy 135 plat and 30 plat (atleast thats how it use to be when i played pl a while back) but whenever i buy one, now it shows up google having a seperate transaction for a dollar just chilling there. i figured it was the thing to make sure that u have money in the card, similar to when u use a card at the pump, but long behold, its been 7 days since i used the first card and the stupid 1 dollar transaction is still just chilling there.

long story short i have 8 cards with 3 to 4 dollars just sitting there doing nothing -.-;;

anyone else have a similar problem with google wallet?

[HunterSLAYER]

I got charged $2.00 just by registering for gwallet.
It's pretty obvious they do actually charge a small fee/ tax for any purchase.

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[bronislav84]

I recommend using Carrier Billing if available. It registers your phone as a payment method and charges the amount you see, without transaction costs for all purchases on Google Play. Costs me full dollar amounts (one cent extra) when I pay mom back, but hey, it's not a dollar at least.