Quote from: anynamewilldo on December 18, 2012, 01:56 amI feel as though I came across the information I am looking for at some point but now I forget exactly where.I am looking for the information such as policy regarding current start up costs, what percentage commission SR takes, etc etc. What part of the forum would that be located on? I'm not seeing it.Quote from: eddiethegun on December 18, 2012, 02:27 amVendor account costs ~$500, subject to change without notice.Fees, there's little official word on. It varies between 6-12% based on price of item and what mood DPR is in. Subject to change without notice.??? ??? ???The commission scale has been very clearly laid out on the forums - officially - numerous times. Here's an example from DPR's State of the Road Address:http://dkn255hz262ypmii.onion/index.php?topic=8397.0Quote from: State of the Road Address on January 09, 2012, 03:56 amWe also went to the Silk Road independent sellers to see what they thought an appropriate commission schedule would look like. The average response looked like this:15% of the first $1011% of $10 - $508.14% of $50 - $2505.6% of $250 - $10003.7% of $1000 - $5000We looked at past sales data and our current and future revenue needs and were able to bring these numbers down even further:10% of the first $508.5% of $50 - 1506% of $150 - 3003% of $300 - 5002% of $500 - 10001.5% for everything over $1000In a $300 sale, for example:$50 is charged at 10% of the first $50, so $5 fee.$100 is charged at 8.5% of the next $50 - $100, so $8.50 fee.$150 is charged at 6% of the final $150 - $300, so $9 fee.Total: $300.Total commission: $22.50Total paid to vendor for item: $277.50Total paid to vendor for item, if hedging order (@ 4% hedging fee): $266.40In a $1016 sale, for example:$50 is charged at 10% from the $0 - $50 point, so $5 fee.$100 is charged at 8.5% from the $50 - $100 point, so $8.50 fee.$150 is charged at 6% from the $150 - $300 point, so $9 fee.$200 is charged at 3% from the $300 - $500 point, so $6 fee.$500 is charged at 2% from the $500 - $1000 point, so $10 fee.$16 is charged at 1.5% from the $1000 and up point, so $0.24 fee.Total: $1016.Total commission: $38.74Total paid to vendor for item: $977.26Total paid to vendor for item, if hedging order (@ 4% hedging fee): $938.17You may also be interested in the post I wrote in response to a question asked by Bungee54 about pre-commission and post-commission pricing. That post explains how much you get if you choose pre-commission, how much you get if you choose post-commission, how much you get if you decide to hedge, and what the customer will actually see on the listing itself depending on the option you choose.You can find that post here:http://dkn255hz262ypmii.onion/index.php?topic=37765.msg429683#msg429683Regarding 'start up costs', the only costs are your initial product, your initial packaging materials, and $500.00 to purchase vending privileges (aka a vendor account).The 'running costs' are the commission fee charged on your sales, the hedging fee (if you wish to hedge your orders), more product, more packaging materials, other overheads (fuel etc.), and cashing out your Bitcoin safely.After that you'll need to properly launder your money if you wish to spend it, which will also cost anywhere from 5% to 60%+, depending on the methods used, the distance created between you and the source, etc.You will have to do your own research on money laundering and cashing out.- grahamgreene