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No charge to book car rental on Orbitz?

Hi all,
I booked a car (with Europcar) through Orbitz, and was not charged to reserve it. I expected to have to put it on a credit card, but none was required. I received an email from Orbitz confirming the booking.

The price was very cheap.
Is this customary? All the research I’ve done thus far with other sites have led me to a ‘pay now to reserve’ screen.

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I rented a van through Orbitz this March, I did not have to pay until I turned it in. I did take their insurance offer, which was $10/day if I remember rightly. I had to pay for that on booking, but the rental charges were not paid until I turned it in direct to the agency (Alamo).