Comments on: Micropayments on YoYo Games? http://gamemakerblog.com/2009/10/30/micropayments-on-yoyo-games/ Gamemaker news, comment, discussion, opinion and community news Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:42:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dominoes http://gamemakerblog.com/2009/10/30/micropayments-on-yoyo-games/comment-page-1/#comment-50212 Dominoes Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:35:16 +0000 http://gamemakerblog.com/?p=2993#comment-50212 Micropayment in Gaming lol its sounds interesting to me.Cause 1st hearing about this.Also new in internet may be for that's why. Micropayment in Gaming lol its sounds interesting to me.Cause 1st hearing about this.Also new in internet may be for that’s why.

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]]> By: GMVision.tv » Blog Archive » GMLive: Discussion Topics (11-7) http://gamemakerblog.com/2009/10/30/micropayments-on-yoyo-games/comment-page-1/#comment-48653 GMVision.tv » Blog Archive » GMLive: Discussion Topics (11-7) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:06:03 +0000 http://gamemakerblog.com/?p=2993#comment-48653 [...] YoYo at Casual Games Forum [...] [...] YoYo at Casual Games Forum [...]

]]> By: Sam Whited http://gamemakerblog.com/2009/10/30/micropayments-on-yoyo-games/comment-page-1/#comment-48584 Sam Whited Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:24:25 +0000 http://gamemakerblog.com/?p=2993#comment-48584 By tax records I mean a W-9 form which many marketers require you to submit before they will issue payments over some base amount (so that they can use it when calculating their taxes to show what they paid to you). Not sure how this works outside of the U.S. though. By tax records I mean a W-9 form which many marketers require you to submit before they will issue payments over some base amount (so that they can use it when calculating their taxes to show what they paid to you). Not sure how this works outside of the U.S. though.

]]> By: James Rhodes http://gamemakerblog.com/2009/10/30/micropayments-on-yoyo-games/comment-page-1/#comment-48571 James Rhodes Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:55:48 +0000 http://gamemakerblog.com/?p=2993#comment-48571 I don't know how tax works in the UK or other countries, but in Australia you pay no tax until you earn over $6000. It's therefore, highly unlikely that game sales through YYG will exceed this for an author, and therefore YYG would not need to know or have you file your tax records (on second thoughts, why would YYG need your tax records anyway? That's private information. YYG just need to send you the money and then you work out the tax you pay based on that). I don’t know how tax works in the UK or other countries, but in Australia you pay no tax until you earn over $6000. It’s therefore, highly unlikely that game sales through YYG will exceed this for an author, and therefore YYG would not need to know or have you file your tax records (on second thoughts, why would YYG need your tax records anyway? That’s private information. YYG just need to send you the money and then you work out the tax you pay based on that).

]]> By: Sam Whited http://gamemakerblog.com/2009/10/30/micropayments-on-yoyo-games/comment-page-1/#comment-48569 Sam Whited Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:00:32 +0000 http://gamemakerblog.com/?p=2993#comment-48569 Interesting, it might be 16 or 17 that you can get a bank account then, I don't know. But either way the point still stands. YoYo, in the interest of legal security, would most likely only offer the service to users who are 18 or older and would (possibly) require you to file your tax records (since payment would be made to you). Interesting, it might be 16 or 17 that you can get a bank account then, I don’t know. But either way the point still stands. YoYo, in the interest of legal security, would most likely only offer the service to users who are 18 or older and would (possibly) require you to file your tax records (since payment would be made to you).

]]> By: James Rhodes http://gamemakerblog.com/2009/10/30/micropayments-on-yoyo-games/comment-page-1/#comment-48553 James Rhodes Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:37:12 +0000 http://gamemakerblog.com/?p=2993#comment-48553 Not in Australia :) I got my (latest) bank account without the need for a parent to sign for it. Not in Australia :) I got my (latest) bank account without the need for a parent to sign for it.

]]> By: Sam Whited http://gamemakerblog.com/2009/10/30/micropayments-on-yoyo-games/comment-page-1/#comment-48541 Sam Whited Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:19:00 +0000 http://gamemakerblog.com/?p=2993#comment-48541 Banks can't offer minors bank accounts... you have to have a parent co-sign on the account with you. Banks can’t offer minors bank accounts… you have to have a parent co-sign on the account with you.

]]> By: James Rhodes http://gamemakerblog.com/2009/10/30/micropayments-on-yoyo-games/comment-page-1/#comment-48535 James Rhodes Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:39:38 +0000 http://gamemakerblog.com/?p=2993#comment-48535 I highly doubt the law prevents minors from accessing money, otherwise banks would not be able to offer them bank accounts, etc.. I highly doubt the law prevents minors from accessing money, otherwise banks would not be able to offer them bank accounts, etc..

]]> By: Sam Whited http://gamemakerblog.com/2009/10/30/micropayments-on-yoyo-games/comment-page-1/#comment-48523 Sam Whited Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:24:22 +0000 http://gamemakerblog.com/?p=2993#comment-48523 From the Australia PayPal TOS Section 1: "Without limiting the foregoing, our Service is not available to minors (under 18), or to persons who are suspended from our Service." In the end it's not about the TOS anyways; it's about the law. If you're a minor you don't have any legal right to deal with money in most countries. From the Australia PayPal TOS Section 1:
“Without limiting the foregoing, our Service is not available to minors (under 18), or to persons who are suspended from our Service.”

In the end it’s not about the TOS anyways; it’s about the law. If you’re a minor you don’t have any legal right to deal with money in most countries.

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