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Patreon would only need to bill you once, not sure why they need to add processing fees to each pledge?
by robryan 9y ago
Patreon would only need to bill you once, not sure why they need to add processing fees to each pledge?
- trowawee 9y agoBecause it lets them extract a lot more cash from their users under the cover of processing fees.
- njarboe 9y agoI agree. Without an efficient micropayment system available, I can understand a charge per transaction. But adding a transaction fee to each pledge, when the patron is making one monthly payment, is a bad idea. Maybe they want to get rid of patrons supporting lots of people at low levels for some reason.
- runj__ 9y agoThey could argue they're potentially paying a transaction fee when they're paying the creator if you're the only patreon. That's a silly argument though. I'd be happy to pay a single 2.9% of my total pledges + a single 35c fee. This just kills $1 donations (and in my mind: anything up to $10)
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- zimpenfish 9y agoIt seems that they might also be de-aggregating pledges - which means not only will you be paying the 2.9% + 35c on each pledge, you'll also get N charges on your card rather than one. There was also some other hint that pledges would continue to be charged on the day you signed up rather than the 1st - just to make a triple whammy of idiocy.