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by jfyi 324 days ago
What did the processing fees on CCBill look like, or did you get that far?
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whatamidoingyo 324 days ago
Here's a part of the message I received from them:

- $25.00 - Monthly fee for the merchant account.

- $19.95 - Monthly fee for the Authorize.net payment gateway (API Connection to your website)

- 3.95% - Keyed rate

- $0.25 - per transaction fee

- $1,450 - HIGH-RISK fee

- 10% Rolling reserve

It just seems unfair, as these fees are for "adult content" sites (i.e. nudity, etc.), which is not what I built.

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ranger_danger 324 days ago
Why not just go straight to authorize.net? Or your local bank can probably set you up with them... always worked for me.
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jfyi 323 days ago
Because authorize.net is a payment gateway, not a processor. You'd still need a processor and the one your bank works with will have similar requirements.

Honestly, those rates are better than I expected. I think OnlyFans has a 20% rate and the one real experience I have had with processors that handle adult industry was nearing 30%. They had legitimate fraud problems though.

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whatamidoingyo 324 days ago
I didn't even consider that as an option. I will look into it. Thanks for the suggestion!
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fknorangesite 324 days ago
More than it's worth. Even if their fees weren't astronomical, their platform is a nightmare to work with.
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