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We operate almost exactly like Etsy or Ebay in this regard, we just don't expose the marketplace to the front end because we offer only a single product type (photo to painting) at the moment. Many of our sellers are listed on Ebay or Etsy too (at higher prices).

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So what is your percentage per work?

I currently put out a fixed price, and then the artists dynamically price based on the actual piece. It ranges from 5%-40% depending on the actual picture and subject matter.

The plan is to fix to a fixed commission once the new marketplace is rolled out to the user facing portion of the site.

1. How does that compare to eBay and Etsy now that you have used SEO tricks to push yourself up in the rankings so artists now have to go through you?

2. 5-40% quite a broad range. Who determines this percentage and what percentage does the highest volume quintile pay out?

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