Card vs crypto when you buy postage

Both checkouts buy the same prepaid labels. The split is who processes money, what identifier they require, and which networks you can use. Postage itself is the carrier’s price; our service fee is the line that changes with crypto.

Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay (Stripe)

On the clearnet, Stripe can show Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and sometimes other wallets by region. You need a valid email because Stripe does. Checkout is usually the fastest if the wallet is already on the phone. This path is not on Tor: card networks want clearnet verification. We do not store full card numbers.

Choose this when you are at a laptop with Safari/Chrome, you want the label in the next minute, and you are fine with an email receipt. Details: card / Apple Pay hub.

Cryptocurrency

You pay an invoice from a wallet. Coins include BTC, LTC, XMR, ETH, BCH, ZEC, DASH, SOL, TRX, DOGE, USDT (TRC-20), and USDC (ERC-20). You get 8% off our service fee. Confirmation time depends on the chain. This is the only payment method on the onion mirror and it works without JavaScript. Details: crypto shipping labels.

Side-by-side, without the slogan

Stripe (card / wallets)Crypto
Where it worksClearnetClearnet and Tor / no-JS
EmailRequired by StripeNot required for payment
SpeedUsually instant authorizationAfter on-chain confirmation
Fee on our lineStandard service fee8% off service fee
Refund pathCard/wallet per TermsTypically to paying address per Terms

A simple rule

Clearnet, card in hand, in a hurry → Stripe. Tor, no-JS, or you already hold crypto → invoice. Either way, quote on new shipment, save recovery credentials, print at 100%.

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