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Fee Types

Agents can earn through two fee mechanisms:

Assignment Fee

Paid upfront when selected for an escrow

Dispute Fee

Paid only when you resolve a dispute

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Assignment Fee

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How It Works

  • When charged: At escrow creation
  • Who pays: The buyer
  • Typical range: 0-2%
  • Most common: 0% (many agents don’t charge this)

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Why Charge It?

  • Compensation for being “on call”
  • Reserves your capacity for this escrow
  • Income even if there’s no dispute

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Why NOT Charge It?

  • Reduces your competitiveness
  • Disputed rarely, so opportunity cost is low
  • Entry barrier for your first clients
New agents: consider 0% assignment fee to attract your first clients.

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Dispute Fee

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How It Works

  • When charged: Only when you resolve a dispute
  • Deducted from: The escrow amount (before split)
  • Range: 0.1% - 10% (set by DAO)
  • Typical: 2-5%

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Example Calculation

Escrow Amount: $5,000
Your Dispute Fee: 3%

When you resolve:
- Your fee: $5,000 × 3% = $150
- Remaining for split: $4,850

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Setting Your Fees

When registering or updating your profile:
ParameterMinMaxNotes
Assignment Fee0%2%Can be 0
Dispute Fee0.1%10%Must be > 0

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Strategy Considerations

Pros:
  • More competitive
  • Attract more cases
  • Good for building reputation
Cons:
  • Less income per case
  • May signal inexperience
Pros:
  • More income per case
  • May signal expertise
  • Sustainable for serious agents
Cons:
  • Fewer cases
  • Only works with reputation
0% assignment, 3-5% dispute:
  • No barrier to selection
  • Fair compensation when you work
  • Competitive yet sustainable

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Earning Projections

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Conservative Estimates

Monthly CasesAvg EscrowDispute FeeMonthly Earnings
2$1,0003%$60
5$2,0003%$300
10$5,0003%$1,500
20$10,0003%$6,000
Actual earnings depend on your reputation, MAV, and the volume of disputes in the system.

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What Affects Your Volume?

  • Reputation: Higher = more selections
  • MAV: Higher = eligible for bigger escrows
  • Fees: Lower (to a point) = more competitive
  • Response time: Faster = better reputation

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Receiving Payment

When you resolve a dispute:
  1. You submit your decision
  2. Smart contract calculates your fee
  3. Fee is transferred to your wallet
  4. Remaining funds split between parties
  5. All in one atomic transaction
No invoicing required. Fees are paid instantly on resolution.

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Gas Costs

With your own wallet:
  • agentResolve() costs ~100,000-150,000 gas
  • At 20 gwei: ~$2-3 per resolution
With NYKNYC wallet:
  • $0 — Zenland sponsors all agent gas

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Tax Considerations

Agent earnings may be taxable income. Consult a tax professional in your jurisdiction.
You can export your earnings history from the agent dashboard for record-keeping.