Prepaid Reservation Fee

By 👻 @CivilizedCard10, 07/06/2023 5:26 pm

When you sell a reservation that has a prepaid fee AT takes a commission on that fee. This doesn’t really make sense because it’s an expense the seller incurs not part of the profit that is shared.

For example:
Carbone NYC fee to book table for 2 is $108.88

If you sell it for $200 on AT you get $140 from them.

Your net profit is $31 and AT collects $60 in fees.

It would make more sense not to charge commission on the upfront fee as this creates a disincentive and results in higher costs for buyers.

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Answer from 🥩 @FamousStation67 (07/06/2023 6:51 pm)

Best Answer Agreed. Ultimately not addressing this month after month is clearly resulting in a drop in certain venue’s rankings & sales.

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By 👻 @CivilizedCard10 (07/08/2023 3:03 pm)

Does this question ever get addressed? Seems a little aggressive for a 66% cut for AT and a 33% cut for the seller

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By 🍑 @BraveCloth47 (07/07/2023 9:32 am)

Can't wait to see another post like this AGAIN next month, AND the month after that and the month after that.

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By 🧿 @DefendableJump50 (08/20/2023 3:21 pm)

great point and evaluation

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By 🥩 @FamousStation67 (07/11/2023 10:39 pm)

@BraveCloth47: I guess you didn't even have to wait a 'month' :)

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By 👻 @CuddlyRice61 (10/13/2023 1:15 am)

agreed. overkill and hurting the market

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By 👻 @EarthyCook75 (11/05/2023 1:15 pm)

Yeah you see bids for Carbone for tables for 4 people for $230. Well the per-person deposit is $50. So after the commission, you'd be spending money to fill the reservation.

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Answer from 👻 @LaudableSupport16 (10/23/2023 11:47 am)

I agree to this!

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By 👻 @FatefulRelation46 (08/25/2024 10:05 pm)

i agree this is facts

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