Bid and pay for hotel on Priceline with a debit card instead of credit

[nofrills9]

I live in Australia but I have a Mastercard debit card in US$, and would like to bid and pay for hotels on PRICELINE. Can I do this? PRICELINE only asks for credit cards - unlike HOTWIRE which states either credit or debit card. I did not want to give details of debit card then came to the end of the bid to find out it was rejected.

I understand that I check into the hotels it is better to give the hotels the imprint of a credit card - and not a debit card. But, with bidding on PRICELINE if I win the money is taken out straightaway from the credit or debit card.

[thereuare]

If your debit card has the MasterCard logo it can be used for bidding.

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.

[nofrills9]

Thanks, thereuare. Yes, my debit card has a Mastercard logo on it. It was rather strange - I sent an email to Priceline asking them the same question. Their reply was that I could not bid on Priceline as a non-US resident, and I should take the normal prices shown in their website (no name your own price). However, I bid and won the Doubletree in Orange (near the Crystal Cathedral) with my debit Mastercard.