• DarkGamer@kbin.social
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    Thank you for the correct answer! I would have gone on believing a lie had you not responded. Here’s their payout table:

    Contributor Tier Karma (Over 12 mo period) Payout Rate (Dollars per Gold) Minimum Gold for payout
    Non-contributor 0-99 Karma No payout; balance rolls over n/a
    Contributor 100-4999 Karma $0.90 per 1 Gold 10
    Top contributor 5000+ Karma $1.00 per 1 Gold 10

    So they charge $2.69-$66.99 for gilding and only give the contributor $0.90-$1, keeping the rest. Wow, sounds like a shit deal for everyone but Reddit.

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      1 year ago

      So basically this will give a very small handful of gallowboob-scale karma whores maybe a thousand dollars a year.

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        1 year ago

        Assuming users are willing to pay for comments. I’d expect far fewer awards to be handed out now that they cost dollars.

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      I think the higher amounts in OP’s pic are multiples of “gold” (with $66.99 being 25 gold) and assume the payout would change per gold for what seems like a different currency than what that table is for (where 1 gold is $1.99 USD).

      All that said, Reddit hasn’t really given any reason to give them the benefit of the doubt here, either, so it could very well be $1 per award no matter the amount paid for it.

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        1 year ago

        with $66.99 being 25 gold

        so they keep 60+%. I am not sure why people willing to support someone won’t do it directly vs giving a high percentage to a middle man.

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      You get $0.90 per gold - the fancier golden upvotes are worth multiple gold, with the most expensive one being worth 25 gold. So the post creator can claim 33% back