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Re:Sell Services on Amazon by drsim on Friday November 28, 2014 @07:41AM (#8670735)
If you consider that the service provider pays nothing to acquire the customer and close the sale, plus Amazon brings the platform and payment processing I think it's very reasonable.

As they rightly point out in the benefits these aren't leads, they are closed sales.

Re:Sell Services on Amazon by maratd on Friday November 28, 2014 @04:04PM (#8672167)
> I think it's very reasonable.

It's high. They're not first to the scene. If you look at Elance, it's 8.75% for exactly the same thing including payment processing. On the high end, I've worked with agencies that charge 15% for everything. 20% is steep.

Re:Sell Services on Amazon by gonzi25 on Friday November 28, 2014 @10:02PM (#8672935)
Taskrabbit takes a 20% cut as well, I'd say it's going rate for sure. Especially with Amazon backing it and the guarantee.