<![CDATA[I come home from an amazing trip to an email from VISA, letting me know they're increasing their annual merchant fee from $500 to $950, and there's nothing I can do because they've got a monopoly and I need them to have a business.]]>I come home from an amazing trip to an email from VISA, letting me know they're increasing their annual merchant fee from $500 to $950, and there's nothing I can do because they've got a monopoly and I need them to have a business.

If Mastercard contact me soon to do the same thing, they will have effectively doubled my fees and I legit will need to make some difficult decisions about my future.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/e30b4d46-8f23-4642-a2c1-2585da0eb090/i-come-home-from-an-amazing-trip-to-an-email-from-visa-letting-me-know-they-re-increasing-their-annual-merchant-fee-from-500-to-950-and-there-s-nothing-i-can-do-because-they-ve-got-a-monopoly-and-i-need-them-to-have-a-business.RSS for NodeFri, 29 May 2026 16:43:21 GMTFri, 22 May 2026 08:53:12 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to I come home from an amazing trip to an email from VISA, letting me know they're increasing their annual merchant fee from $500 to $950, and there's nothing I can do because they've got a monopoly and I need them to have a business. on Sat, 23 May 2026 15:58:58 GMT]]>@JenJen I don't know if this is an option, but if adding a tip jar is an issue how about a page that is a version of "Buy me a coffee" You could have different sizes available.
OK, now I've had my thought for the day, I'm going to lie down in a dark room until the pain and smell of burning brain cell subsides. 🙂

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/ap/users/116305751536729381/statuses/116624715832646678https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/ap/users/116305751536729381/statuses/116624715832646678Sat, 23 May 2026 15:58:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I come home from an amazing trip to an email from VISA, letting me know they're increasing their annual merchant fee from $500 to $950, and there's nothing I can do because they've got a monopoly and I need them to have a business. on Sat, 23 May 2026 15:57:19 GMT]]>@sheddi
Individuals can't get away with lying like corps and political parties can unless they have a very good lawyer, unfortunately.
@JenJen

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://comicscamp.club/users/feff/statuses/116624709371520618https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://comicscamp.club/users/feff/statuses/116624709371520618Sat, 23 May 2026 15:57:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I come home from an amazing trip to an email from VISA, letting me know they're increasing their annual merchant fee from $500 to $950, and there's nothing I can do because they've got a monopoly and I need them to have a business. on Sat, 23 May 2026 15:39:35 GMT]]>@JenJen
If you still have Booster you could always add a PAYF product as a "donation/tip" product 🙂

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://comicscamp.club/users/feff/statuses/116624639612706562https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://comicscamp.club/users/feff/statuses/116624639612706562Sat, 23 May 2026 15:39:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I come home from an amazing trip to an email from VISA, letting me know they're increasing their annual merchant fee from $500 to $950, and there's nothing I can do because they've got a monopoly and I need them to have a business. on Sat, 23 May 2026 15:18:54 GMT]]>Oh bloody hell an anonymous person bought one of my originals as a "tip" and is asking me to keep it, because they want to just support what I do and there is no proper paypal tip jar for them to use

Thank you *so* much - and Im sorry I can't use a regular tip jar! But it was requested that I add a "tip option" to my shop so they can chuck in a bit extra like that.

I'll look into it. I know woocommerce have that plugin, so I'll see if I can enable it safely.

Thank you again ❤️

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/JenJen/statuses/116624558319683072https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/JenJen/statuses/116624558319683072Sat, 23 May 2026 15:18:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I come home from an amazing trip to an email from VISA, letting me know they're increasing their annual merchant fee from $500 to $950, and there's nothing I can do because they've got a monopoly and I need them to have a business. on Sat, 23 May 2026 10:57:15 GMT]]>@JenJen Perfect!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/gnilleps/statuses/116623529455278408https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/gnilleps/statuses/116623529455278408Sat, 23 May 2026 10:57:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I come home from an amazing trip to an email from VISA, letting me know they're increasing their annual merchant fee from $500 to $950, and there's nothing I can do because they've got a monopoly and I need them to have a business. on Sat, 23 May 2026 10:55:47 GMT]]>@gnilleps

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/JenJen/statuses/116623523690944203https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/JenJen/statuses/116623523690944203Sat, 23 May 2026 10:55:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I come home from an amazing trip to an email from VISA, letting me know they're increasing their annual merchant fee from $500 to $950, and there's nothing I can do because they've got a monopoly and I need them to have a business. on Sat, 23 May 2026 10:53:10 GMT]]>@JenJen Huh. I don’t think it’s ever occurred to me before, but British ‘Hedge Porn’ does sound like a term that could pass beyond these shores and intrigue some kind of, for example, Swedish moss witch character enough to explore foreign lands in search of.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/gnilleps/statuses/116623513354337304https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/gnilleps/statuses/116623513354337304Sat, 23 May 2026 10:53:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I come home from an amazing trip to an email from VISA, letting me know they're increasing their annual merchant fee from $500 to $950, and there's nothing I can do because they've got a monopoly and I need them to have a business. on Sat, 23 May 2026 10:32:49 GMT]]>@DickDiamond Very wise 😂

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/JenJen/statuses/116623433348015173https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/JenJen/statuses/116623433348015173Sat, 23 May 2026 10:32:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I come home from an amazing trip to an email from VISA, letting me know they're increasing their annual merchant fee from $500 to $950, and there's nothing I can do because they've got a monopoly and I need them to have a business. on Sat, 23 May 2026 09:39:52 GMT]]>@JenJen Sex with a privet bush might work but I'm not sticking anything sensitive into a holly bush! 🙂

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/ap/users/116305751536729381/statuses/116623225145841503https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/ap/users/116305751536729381/statuses/116623225145841503Sat, 23 May 2026 09:39:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I come home from an amazing trip to an email from VISA, letting me know they're increasing their annual merchant fee from $500 to $950, and there's nothing I can do because they've got a monopoly and I need them to have a business. on Sat, 23 May 2026 09:37:51 GMT]]>@JenJen
Excuse me borrowing an idea from major corporations and political parties here, but have you considered lying as an option?

"Yes I'm an artist but I only paint pretty flowers, colourful butterflies and beautiful landscapes. Definitely nothing that a payment processor would ever object to."

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.party/users/sheddi/statuses/116623217256639210https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.party/users/sheddi/statuses/116623217256639210Sat, 23 May 2026 09:37:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I come home from an amazing trip to an email from VISA, letting me know they're increasing their annual merchant fee from $500 to $950, and there's nothing I can do because they've got a monopoly and I need them to have a business. on Sat, 23 May 2026 09:29:34 GMT]]>Thank you all for the comments and suggestions ❤️ sorry I'm not responding much - I'm making comic pages atm and will do another studio update with my Plan etc in a bit.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/JenJen/statuses/116623184685069741https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/JenJen/statuses/116623184685069741Sat, 23 May 2026 09:29:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I come home from an amazing trip to an email from VISA, letting me know they're increasing their annual merchant fee from $500 to $950, and there's nothing I can do because they've got a monopoly and I need them to have a business. on Sat, 23 May 2026 09:27:44 GMT]]>@M0YNG I think we'll be returning to the British Tradition of "hedge porn" soon

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/JenJen/statuses/116623177445335622https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/JenJen/statuses/116623177445335622Sat, 23 May 2026 09:27:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I come home from an amazing trip to an email from VISA, letting me know they're increasing their annual merchant fee from $500 to $950, and there's nothing I can do because they've got a monopoly and I need them to have a business. on Sat, 23 May 2026 07:56:01 GMT]]>@JenJen Yeah, risky. Erotica. As if it's not one of the few things that will always accompany humanity. ffs.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://todon.eu/users/ljrk/statuses/116622816797921345https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://todon.eu/users/ljrk/statuses/116622816797921345Sat, 23 May 2026 07:56:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I come home from an amazing trip to an email from VISA, letting me know they're increasing their annual merchant fee from $500 to $950, and there's nothing I can do because they've got a monopoly and I need them to have a business. on Sat, 23 May 2026 07:45:53 GMT]]>@JenJen
I'll see if Elavon decides to play nice with my bank nowadays...

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://comicscamp.club/users/feff/statuses/116622776938788876https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://comicscamp.club/users/feff/statuses/116622776938788876Sat, 23 May 2026 07:45:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I come home from an amazing trip to an email from VISA, letting me know they're increasing their annual merchant fee from $500 to $950, and there's nothing I can do because they've got a monopoly and I need them to have a business. on Sat, 23 May 2026 07:43:01 GMT]]>Currently it looks like Im earning less on CCBILL than my annual Visa fee to use CCBILL - it's close to Zero, like my annual Ccbill income cancels out the fee.

Sooo I'm earning nothing for the privilege to exist to take payment.

Positives: Number Do Be Going Up Every Month.

Reminder: I draw sexy pictures.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/JenJen/statuses/116622765694752611https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/JenJen/statuses/116622765694752611Sat, 23 May 2026 07:43:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I come home from an amazing trip to an email from VISA, letting me know they're increasing their annual merchant fee from $500 to $950, and there's nothing I can do because they've got a monopoly and I need them to have a business. on Sat, 23 May 2026 07:05:41 GMT]]>Husbeard losing his mind at my spreadsheet
"Why - what is"
"Oh I merged them"
"Why"
"Because it looks pretty"
"WHY WOULD YOU MERGE THEM"

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/JenJen/statuses/116622618903137619https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/JenJen/statuses/116622618903137619Sat, 23 May 2026 07:05:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I come home from an amazing trip to an email from VISA, letting me know they're increasing their annual merchant fee from $500 to $950, and there's nothing I can do because they've got a monopoly and I need them to have a business. on Sat, 23 May 2026 07:03:29 GMT]]>Doing morning accounts with a thumb-injured Husbeard

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/JenJen/statuses/116622610234427662https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/JenJen/statuses/116622610234427662Sat, 23 May 2026 07:03:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I come home from an amazing trip to an email from VISA, letting me know they're increasing their annual merchant fee from $500 to $950, and there's nothing I can do because they've got a monopoly and I need them to have a business. on Fri, 22 May 2026 19:50:11 GMT]]>@JenJen I don't know if it's a stupid idea or not, but have you considered setting up a coop with other artists. You could split the costs across the members and create a single website that would cross market. It wouldn't be easy and would require trust and cooperation but I thought I'd throw the idea out, in case it was of value.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/ap/users/116305751536729381/statuses/116619962726738092https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/ap/users/116305751536729381/statuses/116619962726738092Fri, 22 May 2026 19:50:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I come home from an amazing trip to an email from VISA, letting me know they're increasing their annual merchant fee from $500 to $950, and there's nothing I can do because they've got a monopoly and I need them to have a business. on Fri, 22 May 2026 19:22:59 GMT]]>@JenJen so I'd be better off posting you cash notes at this point?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.radio/users/M0YNG/statuses/116619855751568349https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.radio/users/M0YNG/statuses/116619855751568349Fri, 22 May 2026 19:22:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I come home from an amazing trip to an email from VISA, letting me know they're increasing their annual merchant fee from $500 to $950, and there's nothing I can do because they've got a monopoly and I need them to have a business. on Fri, 22 May 2026 18:50:12 GMT]]>@JenJen that is so silly that just because you draw erotic art you have to pay more solely because of this.

It is still art what you are doing after all.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/Evanatt/statuses/116619726876184659https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/Evanatt/statuses/116619726876184659Fri, 22 May 2026 18:50:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I come home from an amazing trip to an email from VISA, letting me know they're increasing their annual merchant fee from $500 to $950, and there's nothing I can do because they've got a monopoly and I need them to have a business. on Fri, 22 May 2026 18:46:43 GMT]]>@JenJen Do you have any contacts from other stall holders at the various events you've done recently ? They could be in the same boat, and maybe they will have some ideas ? (Even if it's just about where to complain/protest)

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/imbrium_photography/statuses/116619713129759930https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/imbrium_photography/statuses/116619713129759930Fri, 22 May 2026 18:46:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I come home from an amazing trip to an email from VISA, letting me know they're increasing their annual merchant fee from $500 to $950, and there's nothing I can do because they've got a monopoly and I need them to have a business. on Fri, 22 May 2026 18:42:24 GMT]]>@JenJen ffffffffffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuu

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://bikeshed.vibber.net/users/brooke/statuses/116619696152010515https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://bikeshed.vibber.net/users/brooke/statuses/116619696152010515Fri, 22 May 2026 18:42:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I come home from an amazing trip to an email from VISA, letting me know they're increasing their annual merchant fee from $500 to $950, and there's nothing I can do because they've got a monopoly and I need them to have a business. on Fri, 22 May 2026 18:10:41 GMT]]>@JenJen jesus christ

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fedi.zkat.tech/users/zkat/statuses/01KS8E3RSR2NVGDDTDNHC15KFDhttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fedi.zkat.tech/users/zkat/statuses/01KS8E3RSR2NVGDDTDNHC15KFDFri, 22 May 2026 18:10:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I come home from an amazing trip to an email from VISA, letting me know they're increasing their annual merchant fee from $500 to $950, and there's nothing I can do because they've got a monopoly and I need them to have a business. on Fri, 22 May 2026 13:00:37 GMT]]>@JenJen I wish I'd been able to charge a load of money for doing next to F all.

Madness.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toast.dragon2611.net/users/Dragon/statuses/116618352206161618https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toast.dragon2611.net/users/Dragon/statuses/116618352206161618Fri, 22 May 2026 13:00:37 GMT