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by adra 479 days ago
Don't forget about their REAL expenses: credit processing fees and chargebacks.
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Those are not even remotely close to 30%. If the cut was based on real expenses for services provided you'd see it change over time. That it's been stuck ack 30% for so long shows that there is only one reason for such a high cut: because they can get away with it.