Marketplace Fee/Commission Documentation
Author: Isaiah Williams (isaiahwill610@gmail.com)
Contributors: EOS BlockSmith (eosblocksmith.io)
Uploaded: 3/3/21
Status: Accepted
Note: Listing Fee and Marketplace Commission are subject to change
Fee/Commission associated with using FIO Domain Marketplace
Listing Fee: 10 FIO
Paid by the seller to put the domain up for sale
Transactions covered by this fee
Transferring the domain to the escrow account
Transferring the domain back to the seller in the event of a cancellation
Transferring the domain to the buyer if the domain is bought
Marketplace Commission: 5% of the price that the domain is bought for
Taken out of what the buyer pays to buy the domain (i.e. taken out of the seller’s profit)
Goes towards the marketplace for facilitating sales
Example:
Alexander wants to place the domain @alex for sale on FIO Domain Marketplace for 1000 FIO
To do this, Alexander is notified that he will have to pay a listing fee of 10 FIO and if the domain sells on FIO Domain Marketplace, the Marketplace will take a 5% commission (50 FIO) of the price that is paid for the domain. Alexander pays the listing fee of 10 FIO and places @alex for sale on FIO Domain Marketplace.
Alexa sees @alex for sale on FIO Domain Marketplace and wants to purchase that domain. To do this she is notified that she will have to pay 1000 FIO to buy the domain and that 5% of what she is paying will go towards the marketplace and the rest will go to Alexander (the seller of the domain).
Summary:
Alexander pays 10 FIO
Alexa pays 1000 FIO
Alexander receives 1000 – 50 = 950 FIO
Alexa receives ownership of @alex
In the event of cancellation before the domain is bought, Alexander will receive ownership of @alex and the cost of that transaction will have been covered by the listing fee