What is worse is the fact you never let your clients know about these changes. International seller weren’t always processed internationally. You switched your back end processor offshore. Did you tell anyone? NO.

Let me explain, although you being the processor should realize this, is the fact that you have a subscription based system. You go from processing from US to Cyprus, then to Hong Kong. What do you think happens to these regular subscriptions? Oh yes they start flagging bank fraud checks. That equals lots of charge backs as it looks very suspect processing in different countries. And of course it would….stinks of shady business practices.

It took a lot of digging around to find the above facts. You should be upfront with your business practices and take ownership for your companies mistakes.

The above caused a lot of international sellers to have their accounts closed by yourselves for your underhand business practices.

Most processing is now done out of Hong Kong. They never per-warned any of their clients about this move. Just ask yourself why they would do this…

If you think the foreign charge is bad, just watch your charge backs go through the roof. What you might now find is that your customers bank will start treating these offshore transactions as fraud. Even had your bank call you to check a transaction? Yep,that will be your charge they are referring to. What happens if your customer doesn’t recognize the charge? Bingo, charge back.

It looks as if they are in the process of transferring some accounts offshore – if you’re an unlucky one then good luck keeping your account. Perhaps this might be something to do with their processing partner pulling MasterCard processing. Again, ask yourself why this would happen.

If you’re not running to another processor right now then i would get your head examined.

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Let me clarify this issue, as it is not seller related.

A buyer from the US has been using 2checkout since 2005 to make monthly payments to a seller in the US.

Starting in November 2012, the buyer has had to pay foreign fees of 3% for the same payment he has made since 2005 without any foreign fees, as the payment is now processed in Hong Kong.

The buyer has contacted 2checkout and he has been given the answer that his payments will from now on be processed in Hong Kong and he will continue to see these foreign fees, as 2checkout no longer processes his payments in the US.

The buyer is (IMHO understandably) upset, as these charges incurred without his doing and without any previous warnings from 2checkout.