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As others said, this system is here to stay for now, unfortunately.

Thanks for the insight, you put some good points to consider. that's my whole point. it sucks so bad. We can only imagine what new sellers must go through. I understand they're trying to filter out some sellers but this way it would be just agencies and big outsourcers remaining in the end. Most of the solo sellers like us would end up leaving because it would become harder and harder to compete with these big agencies and outsourcers over time.

I beg to differ, and if you see other sellers' reactions you'll see that they also feel the same way, not just me. We KNEW before the exact reason for upgrades or downgrades because there were a couple of quantifiers, Order competition rate, minimum rating and response rates were not something complicated as things are now. just some extra parameters that we don't know how they work or change does not mean transparency. Generic advice like sell more, do more are good in theory, I had a LOT of orders with repeated clients with good reviews after the new system but my success score stayed at 6. Optimism is really good but you can't use it to cover the ongoing flaws, that's a recipe for disaster. Just don't see it as MY problem, try to see how other sellers are affected and how they are feeling, and then you'll realize it is a real thing.

Absolutely! It's like an insult to sellers, and to still keep it running despite so many downsides, it's like their way of saying "You guys don't matter, you're nothing to us, we'd replace you anyway".

As the title sounds, I think either we as sellers couldn't propagate our voices to the top or the Fiverr management has turned so egoistic that they don't care how sellers feel. With every change, there's someone explaining how it's so positive and a part of the grand plan to help sellers but I think it's just rubbish. There's absolutely ZERO transparency. My success score changed overnight from 6 to 5 despite not having any orders in a month (all positives before that) and improving in the sub-categories "effect". Now it's just an AI game show. Things like "comparing to sellers in your own categories" don't even make sense. Those with already a big client base and big repute are logically bound to perform better in the short term. And someone starting from scratch is most probably going to fail. People have made a legitimate career on this site, and to lose it all because of some AI experiments is nuts. To restore the faith and positivity and this site as previously, I think we should make our voices clearer and ensure that it reaches the top of the management.

The 2% mentioned on Payoneer was 2% of the whole amount and not the exchange rate. Exchange rate on google are often a bit inflated. No company gives you the exact market exchange rate, not even your bank. It’s always a little less.

Paypal Vs Payoneer (Indian Sellers) - Your Fiverr Experience - Fiverr Forum - Google Chrome 07-06-2020 17_38_421366×728 70.8 KBUPDATE: I made a small withdrawal of $112 a few days ago. And Payoneer charged $3 ( No extra 2%) for it.

I don’t understand. In my Payoneer profile, it’s showing $3 + 2% charge.

That’s not right. Paypal’s currency conversion fee is 2.5% (+18% GST) only. You can apply for refund of that 18% GST. I’ve never tried Payoneer, not sure about their fees. Thank you for your response. Can you elaborate?

One thing that I’ve observed using Paypal’s currency converter is that their conversion rates are not very pleasing. I’ve also heard that the total charge can be upto 9-10%. Btw do you also get charged extra 2 percent of the whole amount along with the $3 fee as stated by payoneer?

I know that this question has been asked many times. But I can’t help it. The responses are very confusing. And I’ve also heard that Payoneer recently changed their fees. As an Indian seller, which one do you think is better and why?