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Re:Breaking Down OnlyFans' Economics by alsetmusic on Friday September 13, 2024 @11:53AM (#41532365)
> Sounds like credit card fraud to me. Bots using stolen cards to scrape OF content. Also easily verifies that the number works before attempting a pricier purchase.

I’ve subscribed for one month to two different creators just to check the content. Neither was interesting enough to maintain a subscription. I don’t think the described behavior sounds nefarious.

Re:Breaking Down OnlyFans' Economics by taikobo on Friday September 13, 2024 @12:06PM (#41532500)
The part that they delete their account immediately afterwards?
Re:Breaking Down OnlyFans' Economics by paulryanrogers on Friday September 13, 2024 @12:26PM (#41532700)
Perhaps to avoid unintended rebill or make it less likely for a loved one to discover it.
Re:Breaking Down OnlyFans' Economics by aqme28 on Friday September 13, 2024 @01:09PM (#41533097)
Buyers remorse after purchasing pornography? I don't know why you're surprised.
Re:Breaking Down OnlyFans' Economics by yamazakiwi on Friday September 13, 2024 @01:56PM (#41533499)
Or regular embarrassment, or I don't want to "get in" to onlyfans, just this one time then I'll delete.
Re:Breaking Down OnlyFans' Economics by luckylion on Friday September 13, 2024 @02:16PM (#41533686)
I suppose that hinges on what "a lot" means in that comment. If it's "a lot" in absolute values, that's very plausible. If it's "a lot" as a percentage, OnlyFans would have to have a high rate of account closures.
Re:Breaking Down OnlyFans' Economics by qingcharles on Friday September 13, 2024 @05:33PM (#41535382)
OK, I asked. "A lot" is about 20%.
Re:Breaking Down OnlyFans' Economics by rockinghigh on Friday September 13, 2024 @01:50PM (#41533462)
Probably a combination of being a subscription model with auto-renewal and people regretting wasting money for this type of content.