Tebex Fees and Payouts for FiveM Sellers

Before you price a script or count on income, you need to know exactly what reaches your wallet and when. Tebex doesn't just take a flat cut; there's a platform fee, separate gateway fees, a settlement delay, and a withdrawal process. None of it is complicated, but misunderstanding it leads to wrong prices and surprised disappointment on your first payout. Here's the full picture for FiveM sellers.

The 15% platform fee (and why FiveM is different)

Tebex charges a platform fee that varies by platform. The standard rate is 5%, but FiveM specifically carries a 15% platform fee. This is deducted from the total transaction before taxes and gateway fees are applied, and it shows up in your transaction breakdown automatically. It's the single biggest line item between your list price and your payout, so always price with it in mind.

The fee funds the infrastructure, compliance, tax handling, and the escrow/Keymaster integration that make selling on FiveM work. You can dislike the 15% rate, but it's non-negotiable and it's the cost of the only legal storefront for FiveM resources. Build it into your pricing rather than fighting it.

Gateway fees and taxes on top

Beyond the platform fee, payment gateway fees are charged by the third-party processor your customer chooses (PayPal, Klarna, iDeal, card networks, and so on). These vary by method and are separate from the 15%. Tebex has negotiated competitive rates; for PayPal, for example, sellers benefit from roughly 2.49% + $0.40 rather than the higher rate you'd pay accepting PayPal directly.

Tax is handled for you. Because Tebex acts as the Merchant of Record, it collects and remits VAT and sales tax in the jurisdictions that require it, and it absorbs chargeback handling. That's a real convenience: you don't register for VAT in dozens of countries or manage disputes yourself. The trade-off is simply that these costs and responsibilities are baked into the model, which is why your net lands around 80-83% of gross after platform and gateway fees.

• Platform fee: 15% for FiveM (vs 5% standard)
• Gateway fees: vary by payment method, charged separately
• Tebex is Merchant of Record: it collects/remits VAT and sales tax
• Tebex handles chargebacks, not you

Settlement, the wallet, and getting paid

Money doesn't hit your wallet instantly. Payments must first settle, with a default settlement time around 14 days, before the funds are available to withdraw. This delay protects against fraud and chargebacks, so plan your cash flow around it, especially in your first month when there's no backlog of settled balance to draw from.

Once funds settle into your wallet, you withdraw them. The minimum payout starts around USD $5 (it varies by method), and withdrawal fees start at roughly USD $0.50. You can typically withdraw to PayPal or a linked bank account, and crucially you do not need your own merchant account, because Tebex processes everything and pays you the net proceeds. So the real flow is: sale → platform and gateway fees deducted → settlement period → settled balance in wallet → you withdraw above the minimum.

• Default settlement: around 14 days before funds are withdrawable
• Minimum withdrawal: around USD $5 (varies by method)
• Withdrawal fees: from roughly USD $0.50
• Payout to PayPal or linked bank; no merchant account needed

Pricing around the fees without overthinking it

The practical takeaway: assume you keep roughly 80-83% of your list price after platform and gateway fees, and that you'll wait about two weeks before that money is withdrawable. If you have a target net per sale, divide it by about 0.8 to find your list price; to net around 16 EUR, list near 20 EUR. Don't create ugly prices to 'pass through' fees, just pick clean, market-aligned numbers knowing the cut.

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