Transaction today, can confirm, as a buyer;
(small gig) ~5.5% fee on gig
~34% on tip.
Which is how I found this thread.
In my view, 34% on tip is a bit obscene, especially when your other gig fees are 6x+ lower.
You kind of expect the fees to be fairly consistent when you hit the "tip" button. Not 6 times plus higher.
That's shady in my view.
I still do it, but it leaves a bad taste.
I'm going to instead, advise my freelancer to charge more which is not a great model at all because this is a very free market type system but Fiverr is forcing this with those exorbitant tip fees.
Interested to know if the 20% on the seller side is across board still. Gigs and tips both 20%.
If so then tips are a dumb idea from a transactional standpoint for buyers and sellers.
