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Hey

Just wondering how much is the commission charge?

Thanks,
Moo x

The commission scale has been laid out on the forums a number of times but it always disappears in the haze of crazy posts! Here's an example from DPR's State of the Road Address:
http://dkn255hz262ypmii.onion/index.php?topic=8397.0

Quote from: State of the Road Address on January 09, 2012, 03:56 am

We 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 $10
11% of $10 - $50
8.14% of $50 - $250
5.6% of $250 - $1000
3.7% of $1000 - $5000

We 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 $50
8.5% of $50 - 150
6% of $150 - 300
3% of $300 - 500
2% of $500 - 1000
1.5% for everything over $1000

So taking DPR's fee scale, here is how a sale is broken down:

In 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: $22.50
Total paid to vendor for item: $277.50
Total paid to vendor for item, if hedging order (@ 4% hedging fee): $266.40


In 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: $38.74
Total paid to vendor for item: $977.26
Total paid to vendor for item, if hedging order (@ 4% hedging fee): $938.17


You 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#msg429683

- grahamgreene

10 days fuuuuck thats way too long especially when it shouldnt even have to be that long because in reality it wasnt in transit it was processing still the vendor marked it as in transit... i think SR should help me out here there has to be something they can do.

Yes, they attained my login details by use of a phishing url that was similar to SR true url. I know it was my mistake for not checking the url, but i was simple saying hijacked as in it is not me using my account. Thanks again for the reply

I understand hittheroad.  Try this one on for size.  I made a purchase in escrow.  Vendor marked in transit and then messaged me that he would ship it once I finalized.  I refused to finalize and wanted to stay in escrow and told the vendor to cancel the order if it could not remain in escrow.  No response from the vendor.   The vendor has now been outed as a scammer and SR suspended his account.  I messaged SR Support explaining the situation and asking them to cancel the order since the vendor admitted to not sending it unless it would be finalized first.  SR Support responded by saying the vendor's account is suspended and they are working with the vendor.  So basically they know he tried to scam me, I stuck to SR escrow protocol and they won't cancel the order.  Guess they are enjoying the profits of BTC's rise since my order is hedged.  I'm very disappointed in the lack of protection offered to customers here.

We have received confirmation from a couple of people that someone is posing a sugar mama under a little different user name... the real sugar mama account is on vacation....

dont do business with the poser they are scamming people left and right

ADMIN we need your help

Sugar Mama BTC is the user name Scam scam scam

yeah so i ordered from high supply and an address i use got flagged so i told him not to ship the order until i got a new address now it looks like he has turned scammer and all listings of his are removed... or seller rights revoked for the meantime only problem he marked it in transit! which means i cant cancel the order!!! fuckin pissed hes not been on in a few days either to return my coin, mailed SR support staff hopefully they will read the private mails and get my BC back to me because this is taking way too long gaaaahhhhh any advice on what else i can do besides be patient?

Is the vendor bond refunded in the bitcoin value you pay when you initially become setup as a vendor or is the bond pegged to the $ like some prices on SR so that the amount of bitcoin you are repaid converts back into the amount of $ you had to expend to purchase the bitcoins to pay the bond? Because the bond is ฿4.05 and if I buy that much to pay the bond and then the value of bitcoin crashes that could put me in a difficult spot and be a disincentive for me to become a vendor 

Any help much appreciated