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1773 points kaonwarb | 1 comments | 20 Oct 25 04:42 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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daniel_iversen ◴[20 Oct 25 06:30 UTC] No.45640608[source]▶
This was incredible! Couldn't stop scrolling and reading. For a kid of a certain age and curiosity it'll blow their mind! I'm so grateful the creator made this, shame that his "buy me a coffee" isn't a simple PayPal or Apple Pay but you have to put in credit card or bank details!!
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anticrymactic ◴[20 Oct 25 10:49 UTC] No.45642436[source]▶
PayPal and Apple pay take a significant cut of the transaction. CC is a lot less and bank is mostly free of TX fees. Most users don't know/don't care, so given the option, they will likely take it and funnel their donations to conglomerates.
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1. blueg3 ◴[20 Oct 25 12:56 UTC] No.45643371[source]▶
PayPal doesn't cost significantly more than what a small online place can get from other payment processors. It's something like 3% + $0.50. That's also not much more than what a small business can usually get for in person credit cards.

This site does use buymeacoffee.com, which appears to be a dedicated payment platform. Its transaction fee is apparently 5%, which is steeper, but better for these small donations because of the lack of a fixed fee.