Game skins, photos, mods, art assets — when you're selling for $1–$5, Stripe and PayPal take 10–60% in fees. Lightning Network makes sub-dollar transactions nearly free.
Traditional payment processors weren't built for small transactions
Stripe charges $0.30 + 2.9% per transaction. On a $1.00 sale, that's $0.33 — a 33% fee. On $0.50, it's 63%.
Sell on a marketplace and they take 30% on top of processing fees. Your $2.00 asset nets you $1.10.
Sold 500 assets this weekend? Great. You'll see the money in 3–7 business days.
Fans in Brazil, Nigeria, or Southeast Asia want your content but can't pay — their cards don't work on your platform.
Millions of digital creators can't monetize micro-content because the payment rails weren't designed for it.
Sub-cent fees. Instant settlement. No minimums.
Lightning fees are fractions of a penny. Sell a $0.50 item and keep $0.49+. No flat per-transaction minimums.
Payment confirmed in seconds, not days. Money hits your wallet the moment the buyer pays.
No geo-restrictions. No unsupported cards. Anyone with a Lightning wallet can buy — 195 countries, no bank needed.
Funds go straight to your wallet. No platform holding your money. No payout schedules. You're in control.
Anyone selling digital goods at low price points
Sell skins, mods, maps, in-game items, and level packs directly to players. No Steam taking 30%. No Stripe eating your margins on $1 items.
Sell individual photos, presets, textures, and wallpapers. Price them at what they're actually worth — even $0.25 — without fees making it pointless.
Sell brushes, templates, icons, fonts, and assets on your own site. Keep the relationship with your buyers. Keep the revenue.
Sell a $0.50 texture pack? You keep $0.49.
With Stripe, you'd keep $0.19. With a marketplace, $0.12.
Sell 10,000 items at $1.00 each? You keep ~$9,900.
Stripe would take $3,300. A marketplace would take $6,000.
Every sale settles instantly to your wallet. Cash flow on your terms, not the platform's.
Sell on your own site with a simple embed or API call. No marketplace taking credit for your work.
| Monthly sales (5,000 items x $2): | $10,000 |
| Stripe fees ($0.30 + 2.9%): | -$1,645 |
| Marketplace cut (30%): | -$3,000 |
| Total cost (traditional): | -$4,645/mo |
| SatsRail Lightning fees: | -$100 |
| Marketplace cut: | $0 |
Monthly Savings: |
$4,545 |
Annual Savings: |
$54,540 |
Drop our payment widget or API into your existing site, game launcher, or portfolio. Works with any static site, WordPress, or custom stack.
One line of code: Embed a "Buy with Lightning" button next to any download.
Buyer clicks "Pay" → scans QR code or taps to open their wallet → pays in seconds. No forms, no signups, no credit card entry.
Confirmation: Under 10 seconds via Lightning Network.
Payment confirmed → download link delivered automatically. No manual fulfillment. Works while you sleep.
Zero overhead: Pay → get file. Fully automated.
Drop a "Buy with Lightning" button on any page. No backend. No marketplace. Just you and your buyers.
<!-- Sell a game skin for $1.50 -->
<script src="https://cdn.satsrail.com/v1/satsrail.js"></script>
<button id="buy-skin">Buy Neon Katana Skin — $1.50</button>
<script>
SatsRail.init('pk_live_your_key_here');
document.getElementById('buy-skin').addEventListener('click', () => {
SatsRail.createPayment({
amount_cents: 150, // $1.50
currency: 'usd',
product_id: 'neon_katana',
delivery_url: '/downloads/neon-katana.zip',
success_url: '/thank-you'
});
});
</script>Scan to Pay
≈ 1,542 sats
| Sale Price |
Stripe
(2.9% + $0.30) |
PayPal
(3.49% + $0.49) |
Marketplace
(30% cut) |
Lightning
(< 1 sat) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.50 |
$0.31 fee
63% lost |
$0.51 fee
100%+ lost |
$0.15 fee
30% lost |
< $0.01 fee
~0% lost |
| $1.00 |
$0.33 fee
33% lost |
$0.52 fee
52% lost |
$0.30 fee
30% lost |
< $0.01 fee
~0% lost |
| $2.00 |
$0.36 fee
18% lost |
$0.56 fee
28% lost |
$0.60 fee
30% lost |
< $0.01 fee
~0% lost |
| $5.00 |
$0.45 fee
9% lost |
$0.66 fee
13% lost |
$1.50 fee
30% lost |
< $0.01 fee
~0% lost |
Stop renting shelf space on someone else's marketplace. SatsRail is the "Buy Button" for Lightning — drop it on any site and start selling.
Keep 100% of the sale minus near-zero network fees. No 30% platform cut.
Build your brand, your email list, your community. Marketplaces own the customer — you don't.
Gamers share tools with other gamers. Every happy buyer is a referral.
Static site? WordPress? Itch.io page? Portfolio? Just embed the button.
Gamers already understand digital wallets and virtual currencies. The mental model is familiar.
Pay → deliver file. No manual steps. Runs 24/7 with zero support burden.
10 sales or 10,000 — same near-zero fees, same instant settlement, same infrastructure.
No regulatory gray areas. Digital goods commerce is straightforward, legal, and growing fast.
Join creators who keep 99%+ of every sale. No marketplace cut, no per-transaction minimums.
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