Not only they charge 3.99% fee on top of their ask price, but cc will also add a $20 foreign transaction fee to it.
I have no idea why, maybe because bitcoin is kind of foreign currency (and not a commodity) according to cc.
$ 640 purchase had $50 fees or 7.8% total
Coinbase=Western Union
I assume you didn't use a USD credit card. The foreign exchange fees are charged by credit card companies. If your credit card is not based in USD, it's likely you were incurring an exchange.
no, US cc; CC probably considers bitcoin a foreign currency.
Sorry to hear that. I am in Canada so I always get charged with foreign currency conversion lol.