Frequently asked questions

General

What is Mintrage?

Mintrage enables students, employees and aspiring entrepreneurs to build digital businesses without maintaining inventory or building their own production team. Sellers promote and sell listed Mintrage products and services while Mintrage handles the production and fulfillment.

How does Mintrage work?

You register, choose what you want to sell, promote your business, find customers, collect payment from your customers, pay the applicable Mintrage base price, submit the order and receive the completed deliverable from Mintrage. You then deliver it to your customer and keep your markup.

Where can I sell Mintrage products and services?

You can promote your business through social media platforms, social media shops and pages, your personal network, communities, your workplace or other channels where you are permitted to conduct business.

Can I sell selectively?

Yes. You can choose any of the products and services listed in the Mintrage Catalogue. You do not have to sell everything.

Registration

How do I register?

Click Register now and submit the registration form. After you submit it, we will email you the Seller Agreement and payment details within 48 hours. Pay the registration fee (US$25) to the designated payment address and send us back a signed copy of the Seller Agreement. After we verify your payment, you will receive a confirmation email. It may contain:

  • Confirmation of registration
  • The applicable catalogue of services and products
  • The applicable Mintrage base prices
  • Initial marketing materials
  • The executed Seller Agreement
  • Supplementary documents and files
  • Instructions for submitting orders
  • The designated order-submission channel
  • Other information you need to begin operating

Once you are registered and your account is active, you can begin selling our services and we will produce them for you.

How much is the registration fee?

The annual registration fee is US$25 and is valid for 12 months.

Is the registration fee refundable?

The fee is non-refundable once your registration is approved, subject to applicable law. If we decline your registration, you will be refunded within 10 to 15 days.

How long does registration verification take?

Registration is generally reviewed within 1 to 2 days. In certain circumstances, verification may take up to 7 days.

Can someone else pay my registration fee?

Yes. Payment may be made from a bank account or Mobile Financial Services account that is not in your name. After you pay, email us the payment details and proof of payment.

What happens after registration?

Once your registration has been verified, you receive an email confirmation and access to the seller resources: the seller catalogue, base prices and delivery information, the order process, support contact and marketing materials.

Pricing and profit

Can I add my own profit markup?

Yes. You decide your customer-facing price by adding a meaningful markup to the applicable Mintrage base price, subject to applicable laws, platform rules and Mintrage policies.

Gross profit before other expenses = Your selling price − Mintrage base price. This is not guaranteed net income.

Who sets the selling price?

You do.

Who collects payment from the customer?

You do. Mintrage does not collect payment directly from your customers.

Can I take partial or advance payment from my customer?

Your customer payment arrangements are your responsibility. You decide whether to collect payment in advance, in part or another way, subject to applicable laws and your own business practices.

Orders and fulfillment

When do I pay the Mintrage base price?

When you have a confirmed customer order, you submit it to Mintrage. We review it and send you payment instructions. You pay the applicable base price, and production starts after we verify your payment.

How do I place an order?

After your account is active, you log in to the seller portal and use the order form. You enter the customer order details and the service requirements there.

Who produces the product or service?

Mintrage handles the production and fulfillment of the listed digital products and services ordered by registered sellers.

Who delivers the final product to the customer?

Mintrage delivers the completed work to you, the registered seller. You then deliver it to your customer.

How long does fulfillment take?

Each service has an estimated minimum and maximum delivery period in the catalogue. These are estimates. Timelines can vary with the service, the order requirements and revisions.

Does Mintrage communicate with my customer?

No. You own and manage the customer relationship. Mintrage communicates with you, the registered seller, about fulfillment.

Seller responsibilities

What am I responsible for?

Promoting your business, finding customers, communicating with them, setting your selling price, collecting customer payments, giving us accurate order information, managing customer expectations and delivering completed work to your customers.

What is Mintrage responsible for?

Producing and fulfilling the listed products and services you order, according to the applicable service specifications.

Eligibility and restrictions

Are there restrictions on who can register?

Mintrage may restrict registration from certain countries, territories, individuals, entities or jurisdictions because of applicable laws, sanctions, banking requirements, compliance considerations or internal policies. Eligibility requirements may change from time to time.

I am unsure whether I am eligible. What should I do?

Email support@mintrage.com before you make the registration payment.

Support

My question is not answered here.

Read the Seller Agreement and our policies. If you still cannot find the answer, email support@mintrage.com.

I am having trouble paying the registration fee.

Email support@mintrage.com and describe the exact problem. Please do not send banking credentials or passwords by email.

I am having trouble submitting the registration form.

Email support@mintrage.com and describe what happens.