How can I tell if my pledge is placed correctly?

After filling out the Pledge Manager, the status of your pledge will change to "Placed". Once the payments are processed correctly, the payment status will change to "Paid". 

So a correctly placed order should have "Placed" as the stage and "Paid" as the payment status at the same time:

"Pledged" stage only means that you backed the crowdfunding campaign. You still need to finalise it in the Pledge Manager (by providing your address and covering the shipping cost), to receive the rewards. "Scheduled" is a payment status for orders with an active Stretch Pay instalment plan. If all scheduled instalments are processed correctly, the status will automatically change to "Paid".