Fees, Charges and Commission Rates
A clear guide to the main fees used across WhispSocio.
Quick Summary
Joining WhispSocio, creating a profile, posting, following, commenting, browsing, and applying to become a seller are free. Fees apply only when paid features are used, such as marketplace sales, creator subscriptions, coin purchases, gifts, and payouts.
Current Platform Fees
| Feature | WhispSocio fee | What this means |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplace individual sellers | 2% | Sellers receive 98% before any external payment processing, delivery, refund, tax, or payout adjustments. |
| Marketplace business sellers | 3% | Business sellers receive 97% before any external payment processing, delivery, refund, tax, or payout adjustments. |
| Creator subscriptions | 10% | Creators receive 90% of each creator subscription before any payment provider or payout adjustments. |
| Profile cosmetics marketplace | 5% | Designers receive 95% when community cosmetics are sold. |
| Live stream and battle gifts | 20% | Streamers receive 80% of the gift value where gift payouts are available. |
| Seller payout processing | 1% | This may be applied when seller funds are withdrawn or released, depending on payout method and account setup. Minimum withdrawal balance: £100.00 GBP. |
Current Paid Feature Prices
| Paid feature | Current price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| WhispSocio Pro membership | £10.00 GBP per month | Recurring membership price shown before Stripe checkout. |
| Featured live stream pass | £3.00 GBP | One-off pass for featuring one live stream where available. Pro members may receive featured placement as a membership perk. |
| Featured content pass | £2.00 GBP | One-off pass for eligible posts, events, pages, listings, media, and replays where available. |
| Coin packages | £0.79 GBP to £63.99 GBP. Exact coin amounts, bonuses, and sale prices are shown before checkout. | Coins are digital balance. The exact package, bonus, sale price, and checkout total are shown before purchase. |
| Creator subscription prices | Set by each creator | The creator's monthly price and benefits are shown before subscribing. |
| Paid stream reactions and gifts | Shown before sending | The coin cost or cash price is shown before confirmation; payout-enabled gifts use the stream and battle gift fee above. |
Buyer Fees
WhispSocio does not currently add a separate buyer service fee to ordinary marketplace purchases. Buyers pay the item price, delivery charge, taxes, import duties, and any payment or currency conversion charges shown by the payment provider or bank. The final amount should be shown before payment is confirmed.
Seller Fees
Physical marketplace sellers do not pay to apply or list items. When an item sells, WhispSocio deducts the applicable marketplace commission from the sale. Individual sellers currently pay 2%; business sellers currently pay 3%. Delivery costs, refunds, taxes, chargebacks, payment provider fees, and payout processing may affect the final amount received.
Creator Subscription Fees
Creators can set a monthly subscription price where the feature is available. WhispSocio currently retains 10% from each creator subscription, and the creator receives 90% before payment provider, tax, refund, chargeback, or payout adjustments.
Coins, Gifts and Digital Items
Coin package prices are shown above where centrally available and always shown before purchase. Coins are digital balance for selected site features and are not cash. Gift, battle, and paid reaction features show the coin cost or cash price before confirmation. Where gifts create a streamer payout, WhispSocio currently retains 20% of the gift's real-money value and credits the rest to the streamer's Cash Earnings wallet.
Payouts and Withdrawals
Sellers, creators, and eligible streamers can request a payout only when their available Cash Earnings balance is at least £100.00 GBP. Admin may raise the minimum payout threshold, but it will not be set below £100.00 GBP. Payout processing, payment provider checks, refunds, chargebacks, tax, fraud checks, or account reviews may affect timing and final availability.
Pending balances may be held in escrow until delivery confirmation, dispute resolution, or compliance checks are complete. Full wallet, hold, reversal, and withdrawal rules are in our Cash Earnings & Payout Terms.
Profile Cosmetics
Community designers can sell approved profile cosmetics such as backgrounds, skins, borders, and banners. WhispSocio currently retains 5% of community cosmetics sales, and the designer receives 95%.
Fee Changes
Fees may change as payment costs, taxes, features, or marketplace operations change. We aim to show current fees on this page and at the point where a user lists, sells, subscribes, buys coins, sends gifts, or requests a payout.