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It seems that paypals micropayment system is currently my best option to retaining as much of the $1 as possible. Does anyone know of a way to retain even more of the $1?

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I need to receive money from users from my webpage. They will only pay very small amounts, i.e. $1 max, but the total will probably go upto $10,000.00. What is the best way to receive this money from a webpage? When I say "the best way", i mean a method of getting the money from where I lose as little of it as possible in terms of fees for receiving the money.

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The rates and fees you pay will depend on what service you choose which will be heavily influenced by what country you are in and what product/service you sell. If you're in the US and sell low risk items or service you can get rates as low as ~2.3% and .25 per transaction. If you're overseas and have a high risk product your rates can go as high as 16% of every transaction.

It's hard to get more specific then that without knowing more information about what it is you are taking payments for.

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Check out Paypal Micropayments. It's designed for low ticket purchases like yours.

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  • The $1 is a one off membership fee to get access to the website.
    – oshirowanen
    Commented Mar 16, 2011 at 11:50
  • @oshirowanen - updated my answer to reflect your comment
    – John Conde ♦
    Commented Mar 16, 2011 at 12:00

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