Gig for accepting tip, seriously?

[nishant0811]

Today i came across a gig which was purposefully made to accept tips.
I just wanted to know that are we allowed to create such gigs.

here is the gig link…you can refer to it and let me know if at all is it allowed or not

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Mod Note: Gig link removed.

[humanissocial]

No it isnt. You can only do a gig for work you perform and submit in the gig.

But this has almost 200 reviews? Weird. I’d report it. Maybe it’s one of the gigs that gets passed CS knowledge.

Sometimes in the forum we see a seller complain that they had hundreds of reviews and then their gig was removed for a breach of ToS.

[sparx_intros]

I am not sure but I think it was created back when there were no TIP option/feature in Fiverr.

[topaz_muse]

I am not sure but I think it was created back when there were no TIP option/feature in Fiverr.

They were somewhat popular before the Tip Feature was introduced mainly because there were some buyers who wanted to tip their seller but there wasn’t an option for it so sellers created tip gigs. Guess with all the changes taking place they forgot to remove it.

[nishant0811]

They were somewhat popular before the Tip Feature was introduced mainly because there were some buyers who wanted to tip their seller but there wasn’t an option for it so sellers created tip gigs. Guess with all the changes taking place they forgot to remove it.

Yeah she is a old seller here. Might be a very old gig, which cs didnt care about

[jephu100]

How is she top rated?!?!

[nishant0811]

How is she top rated?!?!

I dont know…she is here for 6 years…might be her work pays her off to that level

[saidurrahman1]

No it isnt. You can only do a gig for work you perform and submit in the gig.

But this has almost 200 reviews? Weird. I’d report it. Maybe it’s one of the gigs that gets passed CS knowledge.

Sometimes in the forum we see a seller complain that they had hundreds of reviews and then their gig was removed for a breach of ToS.

I do not agree with you on this. Where do you see fiverr mentioned this is not allowed.

In my opinion it’s not a good practice to report someones well performing gig.

The seller is a Top Rated seller on fiverr. I believe she knows fiverr rules better than other new seller.

She is taking tips from her existing client.

[humanissocial]

I do not agree with you on this. Where do you see fiverr mentioned this is not allowed.

In my opinion it’s not a good practice to report someones well performing gig.

The seller is a Top Rated seller on fiverr. I believe she knows fiverr rules better than other new seller.

She is taking tips from her existing client.

You can’t enable a single gig to only pre-existing buyers.

The ToS expressly state that gigs are user generated content by the seller and there it explains what constitutes UGC.

Also, “Sellers warrant that any content included in their Gigs shall be original work conceived by the Sellers”

A tip isn’t UGC or original work.

Don’t assume someone knows everything because they are a TRS. Plenty of TRS have stolen work, claimed others’ work as their own, had Gigs up that breach ToS and just weren’t caught. It doesn’t by default mean they’re following the rules. It means they got away with it.

[bodmas]

Under which category/sub category does this gig fall into?

[catwriter]

Today i came across a gig which was purposefully made to accept tips.

I just wanted to know that are we allowed to create such gigs.

here is the gig link…you can refer to it and let me know if at all is it allowed or not

***********.

Mod Note: Gig link removed.

Today i came across a gig which was purposefully made to accept tips.

Some sellers created them before the tip feature was introduced.

Some buyers still like those gigs, because it happens that they can’t tip the seller for great work when they complete the order (they might not have enough funds at that time), and the tip gig allows them to do it later.

I just wanted to know that are we allowed to create such gigs.

They have existed for a very long time, and I’ve never heard of anyone having any problems because of a tip gig. However, if you want to be sure, it might be a good idea to ask Customer Support about it.

[uk1000]

No it isnt. You can only do a gig for work you perform and submit in the gig.

But this has almost 200 reviews? Weird. I’d report it. Maybe it’s one of the gigs that gets passed CS knowledge.

Sometimes in the forum we see a seller complain that they had hundreds of reviews and then their gig was removed for a breach of ToS.

But this has almost 200 reviews? Weird. I’d report it. Maybe it’s one of the gigs that gets passed CS knowledge.

I wouldn’t report it. As far as I know, Fiverr are okay with it. Multiple TRS (as well as sellers from other levels) have tip gigs and when someone becomes a TRS their gigs will get checked again. Gigs are checked by Fiverrr every time they’re created. It’s never been mentioned by Fiverr as far as I know that tip gigs are not allowed.

[frank_d]

I took my Tip gig down the second the tip feature was introduced.

I don’t think anyone should have a tip gig anymore.

[tiakovolana]

some really good sellers have them, and i’ve tipped before now using them. it is a little odd seeing them in this day in age with the tipping system in place, but you, know, i like this system better if i’m honest, sellers can choose to have it or not and it’s not shoved in you’re face. fiverr practically begs for a tip on the sellers behalf every time making me far less likely to tip at all

i wouldn’t report it. do you really want to be the grumpy old man who ruins everyone else’s fun? technically correct isn’t always the best kind of correct

besides, read her entire description. technically, she’s selling “cute thankyou pictures” for 5 bambis

[hamza1424]

I do not agree with you on this. Where do you see fiverr mentioned this is not allowed.

In my opinion it’s not a good practice to report someones well performing gig.

The seller is a Top Rated seller on fiverr. I believe she knows fiverr rules better than other new seller.

She is taking tips from her existing client.

In my opinion it’s not a good practice to report someone well performing gig.

How can you say that? . We can report anyone who is offering the service against ToS. I daily report gigs which is think are not allowed and Fiverr deletes them. I don’t care either the gig is well performed or have high level. We have to contribute to this community this is how it will be clean from people who are not using it for true purpose. Also that is moral duty to report someone who is misrepresenting the service.

[uk1000]

In my opinion it’s not a good practice to report someone well performing gig.

How can you say that? . We can report anyone who is offering the service against ToS. I daily report gigs which is think are not allowed and Fiverr deletes them. I don’t care either the gig is well performed or have high level. We have to contribute to this community this is how it will be clean from people who are not using it for true purpose. Also that is moral duty to report someone who is misrepresenting the service.

Also that is moral duty to report someone who is misrepresenting the service.

Someone with an “accept a tip” gig isn’t misrepresenting their service. That’s what they’ll do - accept your tip for a job they’ve previously done.

The fact that Fiverr created a function to do roughly what these gigs are for also means Fiverr are probably okay with it. Though in the tip function, there are limits to the amount that can be tipped - I’m not sure tip gigs are limited the same way, though I assume most tip gigs will be for a lower amount than can be tipped with the tip function.

[hamza1424]

Also that is moral duty to report someone who is misrepresenting the service.

Someone with an “accept a tip” gig isn’t misrepresenting their service. That’s what they’ll do - accept your tip for a job they’ve previously done.

The fact that Fiverr created a function to do roughly what these gigs are for also means Fiverr are probably okay with it. Though in the tip function, there are limits to the amount that can be tipped - I’m not sure tip gigs are limited the same way, though I assume most tip gigs will be for a lower amount than can be tipped with the tip function.

I don’t mean to say She is misrepresenting the service. I just said to report someone who is misrepresenting.

[alyonagrapie]

I don’t see anything inherently wrong with this gig. She does offer a delivery of a “thank you” picture, so that is sort of in line with the TOS. And even now, with the tip system in place, I can come up with a few hypothetical cases when buyers would want to purchase that gig.

I wouldn’t report it.

[banda007]

I don’t see anything inherently wrong with this gig. She does offer a delivery of a “thank you” picture, so that is sort of in line with the TOS. And even now, with the tip system in place, I can come up with a few hypothetical cases when buyers would want to purchase that gig.

I wouldn’t report it.

@alyonagrapie… Logical, that makes sense!

[catwriter]

I don’t see anything inherently wrong with this gig. She does offer a delivery of a “thank you” picture, so that is sort of in line with the TOS. And even now, with the tip system in place, I can come up with a few hypothetical cases when buyers would want to purchase that gig.

I wouldn’t report it.

She does offer a delivery of a “thank you” picture, so that is sort of in line with the TOS.

I remember many of tip gigs that were nice like that, or fun. Some are sending “thank you” pictures, some say they’ll buy themselves a coffee (small, medium, large, depending on the tip), some that they will buy their cat a treat…

I wouldn’t report it.

There’s definitely no reason to report it, there’s nothing misleading or dishonest about that gig.

[donnovan86]

You can’t enable a single gig to only pre-existing buyers.

The ToS expressly state that gigs are user generated content by the seller and there it explains what constitutes UGC.

Also, “Sellers warrant that any content included in their Gigs shall be original work conceived by the Sellers”

A tip isn’t UGC or original work.

Don’t assume someone knows everything because they are a TRS. Plenty of TRS have stolen work, claimed others’ work as their own, had Gigs up that breach ToS and just weren’t caught. It doesn’t by default mean they’re following the rules. It means they got away with it.

This person is on Fiverr since 2014, and this was common back then. I know a lot of people that created gigs just for tips so… it’s an older gig for sure. Whether it follows the current terms or not, that’s another thing.

[miiila]

Today i came across a gig which was purposefully made to accept tips.

Some sellers created them before the tip feature was introduced.

Some buyers still like those gigs, because it happens that they can’t tip the seller for great work when they complete the order (they might not have enough funds at that time), and the tip gig allows them to do it later.

I just wanted to know that are we allowed to create such gigs.

They have existed for a very long time, and I’ve never heard of anyone having any problems because of a tip gig. However, if you want to be sure, it might be a good idea to ask Customer Support about it.

While I think they look a bit unprofessional and tacky, and they are somewhat obsolete since the introduction of the tipping feature, I don’t see a direct problem with the gigs themselves (if you as the seller are fine with having a gig telling people stuff like “I will accept your tip” showing on your profile) but it actually might be seen as an issue when buyers don’t just use them to tip after the fact (which Fiverr gets their share from) but also leave a review, as that review would be for a gig they probably already left a review for = 2 reviews for the same job. So, if buyers often use that tip gig and leave a review too, it would artificially inflate the review count.

So, I’d leave it up to Fiverr if/what they want to do to about those gigs but wouldn’t create one “these days” (at least not without asking support first and getting written permission).

(post wasn’t a reply to catwriter, was just in agreement with her recommendation of asking support)

[catwriter]

While I think they look a bit unprofessional and tacky, and they are somewhat obsolete since the introduction of the tipping feature, I don’t see a direct problem with the gigs themselves (if you as the seller are fine with having a gig telling people stuff like “I will accept your tip” showing on your profile) but it actually might be seen as an issue when buyers don’t just use them to tip after the fact (which Fiverr gets their share from) but also leave a review, as that review would be for a gig they probably already left a review for = 2 reviews for the same job. So, if buyers often use that tip gig and leave a review too, it would artificially inflate the review count.

So, I’d leave it up to Fiverr if/what they want to do to about those gigs but wouldn’t create one “these days” (at least not without asking support first and getting written permission).

(post wasn’t a reply to catwriter, was just in agreement with her recommendation of asking support)

While I think they look a bit unprofessional and tacky

That’s why I’ve never used them. 😺

2 reviews for the same job

I haven’t thought of that. Yes, that might be a problem.