Fees

The split

The buyer pays the listed item price + tax (if the shop charges tax) + shipping (if the item ships) + a 5% platform fee with a $1 minimum + a card processing fee.

The shop gets the item price, tax, and shipping. ShelfTonight keeps only the 5% platform fee. We do not shrink the sticker the shop typed.

ShelfTonight is platform software: a website that helps shops turn leftover photos into a storefront and lets people pay for one item at a time. The Cape May Store is the company that builds this software — the machine. It is not a shop on ShelfTonight, not a boutique, and not the seller of anyone’s goods. These pages describe how that software works. They are not legal advice. ShelfTonight is not a law firm. Have a lawyer review this language before you rely on it in production.

Platform fee (5%, min $1)

This is the software fee. It is 5% of the item price, never less than $1. It is not taken out of the shop’s sticker — it is an extra line the buyer pays.

Card processing

Card, Apple Pay, and PayPal run through Stripe. The card fee is a labeled line sized to cover Stripe’s typical US processing (2.9% + $0.30) on the whole charge, grossed up so the 5% platform fee stays net. The shop is still the seller of the item.

Pickup and shipping

Pickup in the shop’s town has no shipping line. Ship items add the postage the buyer pays so the shop can buy the label. See /shipping.

Refunds

If the shop refunds you, they refund item + tax + shipping. The 5% platform fee stays with ShelfTonight. Details at /refunds.