They got themselves there by converting USD to Yuan for purchases in the US not listed as from China. They also started keeping the transaction fees for returns. If I remember correctly Ebay has replaced them as the main processor for transactions.
AMZN just added a 5% fee. Probably runs afoul of fair dealing clauses.
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