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  • marktruman
    Confirmed User
    • Aug 2004
    • 1026

    #1

    Epoch & Paypal results

    Hi guys,
    anyone using epoch can tell me how well the paypal option is doing for them? How much has it increased sales by?
  • FingerPrinter
    So Fucking Banned
    • Jun 2012
    • 269

    #2
    Not using it but you will not only see an increase in initial sales but even more so with retention of sales.

    Cancelling subscriptions with Paypal can be a little confusing, you can forget to do it, and unlike a creditcard that can decline, paypal can rebill a customers creditcard, bank account (virtually no declines) and even their paypal balance... three possibilities for a rebill vs. just 1 over-used creditcard. For this reason paypal retention ratios can be awesome.

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    • marktruman
      Confirmed User
      • Aug 2004
      • 1026

      #3
      any other results?

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      • pornguy
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        • Mar 2003
        • 62910

        #4
        Back in the day when paypal was 100% ok with porn, we used them and made a ton of money. One day out of the blue they held our funds along with an ass ton of other webmasters. Reason that we were finally able to get out of them? " Suspicious Activity " They sat on the money for 6 months and then one day we got the money in our account, All of it and the paypal account was closed.

        Never even thought of using them again.
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        • DamianJ
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          • Jul 2006
          • 15808

          #5
          Originally posted by pornguy
          Back in the day when paypal was 100% ok with porn, we used them and made a ton of money. One day out of the blue they held our funds along with an ass ton of other webmasters. Reason that we were finally able to get out of them? " Suspicious Activity " They sat on the money for 6 months and then one day we got the money in our account, All of it and the paypal account was closed.

          Never even thought of using them again.
          This isn't using them directly. It is using them via Epoch.

          And the results are outstanding. Especially rebills.

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          • pornmasta
            Too lazy to set a custom title
            • Jun 2006
            • 19818

            #6
            Originally posted by pornguy
            Back in the day when paypal was 100% ok with porn, we used them and made a ton of money. One day out of the blue they held our funds along with an ass ton of other webmasters. Reason that we were finally able to get out of them? " Suspicious Activity " They sat on the money for 6 months and then one day we got the money in our account, All of it and the paypal account was closed.

            Never even thought of using them again.
            and nobody sued them

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            • adultmobile
              No, I am not banned
              • Nov 2003
              • 5345

              #7
              Very good; for European users only; but Paypal via Epoch accounts nearly same sales as Mastercard for Europe; Visa is still 2+ times Mastercard. Note that europeans are more paranoids about give credit card number online, and US/CA people, so they may prefer paypal more than US/CA people.

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              • marktruman
                Confirmed User
                • Aug 2004
                • 1026

                #8
                awesome, cant wait to try

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                • VIXEN ESCORTS
                  Confirmed User
                  • Oct 2003
                  • 1103

                  #9
                  Originally posted by DamianJ
                  This isn't using them directly. It is using them via Epoch.

                  And the results are outstanding. Especially rebills.
                  What rebill rates do you have knowledge of ? Paypal versus Non Paypal.

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                  • AmeliaG
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                    • Jan 2003
                    • 10664

                    #10
                    Does anyone have any, ya know, numbers? Like % of increase in sales, % of gross, like $$$ more or $,$$$ more or $$,$$$ more i.e. scale?
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                    • AdultKing
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                      • Jun 2003
                      • 15601

                      #11
                      I have heard the same as Damian, the results are outstanding.

                      This is why file lockers cry so much when they lose Paypal, because no other payment system is trusted more.

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                      • deltav
                        Confirmed User
                        • May 2010
                        • 1243

                        #12
                        LOL, are there any actual site/program owners with firsthand experience as to how "outstanding" the results are? And care to share a ballpark figure of the improvement they've recorded?
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                        • icymelon
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                          • Dec 2007
                          • 3220

                          #13
                          I was sent an affiliate payment from a site and they froze the paypal account. So they allow porn memberships now or only allowed in europe?
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                          • topsiteking
                            ICQ: 470687453
                            • Dec 2007
                            • 3571

                            #14
                            Did I miss something...Link anyone?
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                            • marktruman
                              Confirmed User
                              • Aug 2004
                              • 1026

                              #15
                              Originally posted by icymelon
                              I was sent an affiliate payment from a site and they froze the paypal account. So they allow porn memberships now or only allowed in europe?
                              Paypal do not allow it directly, only through EPOCH and only to EU users

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                              • topsiteking
                                ICQ: 470687453
                                • Dec 2007
                                • 3571

                                #16
                                Originally posted by marktruman
                                Paypal do not allow it directly, only through EPOCH and only to EU users
                                Does it GEO between US and EU?
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                                • marktruman
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Aug 2004
                                  • 1026

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by topsiteking
                                  Does it GEO between US and EU?
                                  Yes it does, US users dont have option for paypal, but EU guys do

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                                  • marktruman
                                    Confirmed User
                                    • Aug 2004
                                    • 1026

                                    #18
                                    come on program owners, some stats or numbers would be good

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                                    • AmeliaG
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                                      • Jan 2003
                                      • 10664

                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by deltav
                                      LOL, are there any actual site/program owners with firsthand experience as to how "outstanding" the results are? And care to share a ballpark figure of the improvement they've recorded?
                                      Yes, I'd like to see "outstanding" quantified in some fashion.
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                                      • adultmobile
                                        No, I am not banned
                                        • Nov 2003
                                        • 5345

                                        #20
                                        I have the numbers firsthand I told for europe the paypal reached nearly mastercard. Germans and Italians like paypal a lot. Can't say about rebills because we're a cam site and guys buy minute packages each time, is not a subscription. Perhaps no programs giving numbers here because they're afraidyou're the tax office.


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                                        • deltav
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                                          • May 2010
                                          • 1243

                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by adultmobile
                                          I have the numbers firsthand I told for europe the paypal reached nearly mastercard. Germans and Italians like paypal a lot. Can't say about rebills because we're a cam site and guys buy minute packages each time, is not a subscription. Perhaps no programs giving numbers here because they're afraidyou're the tax office.
                                          Yeah, I'd figure the PayPal option would take a sizeable amount of shares from CC transactions.

                                          But more wondering if it's leading to consistent overall sales increases - would those PayPal customers have purchased anyway even without that option (i.e. with CCs), or is it legitimately bringing in broader sales? Far as exact #s go, I get that some people keep that close to the vest. Others have no problem posting screenshots of their stats and exact $$$ amounts, so it varies. I'm just curious about ballpark or general trends.

                                          Often on this board you've got a whole flock of people repeating the same thing or opinion as if it's true, without any real data provided. Payment processing is one of those subjects.
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                                          • NETbilling
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                                            • Jan 2002
                                            • 8598

                                            #22
                                            We have many merchants who process products and mainstream who have offered Paypal along with a credit card option.

                                            Typically sales do not really seem to increase when tested strictly against a credit card only page vs a page offering credit cards and Paypal. They simply offer another way to pay.


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                                            • bean-aid
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                                              • Jun 2011
                                              • 16493

                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by NETbilling
                                              We have many merchants who process products and mainstream who have offered Paypal along with a credit card option.

                                              Typically sales do not really seem to increase when tested strictly against a credit card only page vs a page offering credit cards and Paypal. They simply offer another way to pay.
                                              That is what I would think. The only thing I read in this thread that seemed true was regarding rebills. For some reason paypal seems to rebill forever (and I am talking about mainstream) but still.

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                                              • deltav
                                                Confirmed User
                                                • May 2010
                                                • 1243

                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by beaner
                                                That is what I would think. The only thing I read in this thread that seemed true was regarding rebills. For some reason paypal seems to rebill forever (and I am talking about mainstream) but still.
                                                Sounds like you've seen that firsthand (in mainstream)? It'd be interesting to check the #s on this and see if they really do average more/longer rebills and if so, just how much.

                                                I'm trying to think of reasons why this would be the case. Maybe in part because many people still get paper CC statements, which gives them another opportunity to notice & think about the charge? Whereas Paypal is nearly all electronic. I'd also wager people don't check their Paypal online statement nearly as much as bank/CCs.
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                                                • bean-aid
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                                                  • Jun 2011
                                                  • 16493

                                                  #25
                                                  Originally posted by deltav
                                                  Sounds like you've seen that firsthand (in mainstream)? It'd be interesting to check the #s on this and see if they really do average more/longer rebills and if so, just how much.

                                                  I'm trying to think of reasons why this would be the case. Maybe in part because many people still get paper CC statements, which gives them another opportunity to notice & think about the charge? Whereas Paypal is nearly all electronic. I'd also wager people don't check their Paypal online statement nearly as much as bank/CCs.
                                                  It is because they dont check statements.
                                                  Last edited by bean-aid; 09-20-2013, 10:12 PM.

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                                                  • Mutt
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                                                    • Sep 2002
                                                    • 34431

                                                    #26
                                                    And where is CCBILL on this? Epoch got it done. Oh that's right, CCBILL was busy working on it's revolutionary new admin and stats interface.
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                                                    • DamianJ
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                                                      • Jul 2006
                                                      • 15808

                                                      #27
                                                      Originally posted by NETbilling
                                                      We have many merchants who process products and mainstream who have offered Paypal along with a credit card option.

                                                      Typically sales do not really seem to increase when tested strictly against a credit card only page vs a page offering credit cards and Paypal. They simply offer another way to pay.
                                                      Very different if you mainly have UK traffic as we tend not to use credit cards so much and now many UK sites are not allowing debit card transactions because of ATVOD.

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                                                      • mavruda
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                                                        • Feb 2007
                                                        • 2597

                                                        #28
                                                        Originally posted by marktruman
                                                        Hi guys,
                                                        anyone using epoch can tell me how well the paypal option is doing for them? How much has it increased sales by?
                                                        Epoch is awesome - however the list of countries who are allowed to use Paypal is not that big and does not include USA, Canada - in fact my members are coming mostly from these countries, while just one guy from France :-(

                                                        Can't say I have a big boost though ... :-( Maybe when they include USA the things will change ...

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                                                        • adultmobile
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                                                          • Nov 2003
                                                          • 5345

                                                          #29
                                                          OK I checked better and some old customers using CC had switched using paypal, so it is not new or added users. But I can see some first sale new user (who was long time free users, even months) who literally all started buying as soon as Paypal logo was added. That's added sales, but not "as much as mastercard".

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                                                          • adultmobile
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                                                            • Nov 2003
                                                            • 5345

                                                            #30
                                                            Originally posted by doyou
                                                            Can anyone post URL to an site who use Epoch and Paypal for EU?
                                                            See signature. But I think 100% of the sites based in Europe who use Epoch have Paypal enabled. I understand only european merchant can enable Paypal for european users; not USA merchants.

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