Hacker News Reader

Between 4/5 the host pre-approves you for booking (without you requesting to book) that should be the case.

Have been using AirBnB for stays since 2012 and hosting since 2014. Never had an un-requested booking.

+ Host does not have a way to charge you

I've used AirBnB 18 times in the last 2.5 years. It happened. Give me your credit card. I'll go through the process and see if I can get you booked. I'll video all of it.

Or if you're from AirBnB, give me a fake account and all make it happen again. If you think this is how it works I'm telling you there's a bug in your system

Reply on news.ycombinator.com