Per transaction:
Paypal takes 2.9% + 30 cents
Etsy takes 3.5% + 20 cents
(These are paypal alternatives -)
Etsy Direct checkout takes 3% + 25 cents
Storenvy checkout takes 2.9% + 30 cents
Online is a venue like anywhere else and that requires services like these. Next time you look at the price of that item, remember the artist is getting less than that by these amounts. Many add these fees to the price of their item ( which is worth their time per hour x number of hours + materials) or to the shipping cost if it is a physical item.




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