> I just went based on the information given in their blog post, which said "an additional third party processing fee that ranged from 2% – 10%".
that's probably because the average pledge size is probably much closer to $10 than $1
> I'm not exactly sure how to calculate the fees based on the info in their FAQ...
What you're guessing seems spot on. If you pledge $10 under the old system, then Patreon took a 5% cut of $10, and Stripe took 1.9%*$10 plus 30¢. So, the patron paid $10, Patreon got 50¢, Stripe got 49¢, and the creator got the remaining $9.01.
that's probably because the average pledge size is probably much closer to $10 than $1
> I'm not exactly sure how to calculate the fees based on the info in their FAQ...
What you're guessing seems spot on. If you pledge $10 under the old system, then Patreon took a 5% cut of $10, and Stripe took 1.9%*$10 plus 30¢. So, the patron paid $10, Patreon got 50¢, Stripe got 49¢, and the creator got the remaining $9.01.