Building a 1% Fee Web3 Marketplace for Study Notes: Is a 5% Shift Sustainable?

Hi DEV Community,

I’m a student developer currently building a P2P marketplace for high-quality digital study materials. We’ve all seen how centralized Web2 platforms squeeze creators and buyers with 15-20% commissions and frustratingly slow payout cycles.

I'm designing a Web3 protocol to cut this friction to the bone, but I’m currently wrestling with the long-term sustainability model and infrastructure overhead.

The Strategy: Tiered Pricing & Transparency

To bootstrap the marketplace and incentivize early adoption, I am introducing a shifted fee structure: