Re: Anyone seeing a $1.50 foreign transaction fee?

[David Prager Branner <brannerchinese@gmail.com>]

What is a "virtual visa card"? - dpb

Developer and Lexicographer of Chinese
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On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 5:51 PM, Luís Avelino Relógio <tarsnap.mac1.lar@relogio.eu> wrote:

On 30.01.13 17:38, Colin Percival wrote:

Hi all,

A Tarsnap user has reported that after using his credit card to make a Tarsnap
payment (directly, i.e., not via PayPal), he was charged a $1.50 "foreign
transaction fee".  To make things more confusing, nobody is admitting to being
responsible for charging that fee.

Has anyone else seen such a thing when making a Tarsnap payment?  If yes, please
let me know what sort of card you used (visa/MC/amex and the issuing bank).

I've just made a payment, all accounts involved show the transaction and no extra charge pop-up.
I'm using a virtual visa card.