Sounds like more revenue for 2nd party payment companies like Paypal.
PayPal has the MasterCard logo on it's bankcard.
Has would this affect that type of purchase?
MasterCard is one of the companies that is banning the sales.
If I were an online cig store owner, I would change the name of my store to "No Cigs For Sale Here!" or some such name. Much the same way that certain gentlemen's entertainers use fictitious names to fool expense report monitors.
You are correct. This credit card collusion will be circumvented. Americans will do their darnedest to avoid TAXES. It's in our BLOOD...and rightfully so...