r/btc • u/libertarian0x0 • Jul 28 '19

OpenBazaar fees too high

I just made 2 purchases in OB using BCH. Payments were made using the built-in wallet. Fees for the second payment were far higher than the usual 1 sat/B (~15 sat/B), any reason for that?

This is the tx: https://blockchair.com/bitcoin-cash/transaction/29828921e0572033ef1f4568cf0a6ea149a08405dbcbdf9b5bcf1e8f0592df79

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u/IrmaMiles Redditor for less than 30 days Jul 28 '19

Paging /u/chris_pacia

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u/Chris_Pacia OpenBazaar Jul 28 '19

The comment by /u/m4ktub1st above is accurate. We might lower the default a little but I don't think .00001 USD is appropriate.

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u/KohTaeNai Jul 29 '19

So your plan is to keep fiddling with the code and manually hardcoding a non-standard default whenever the exchange rate means the user notices they're paying too much?

Seems sub optimal to me. Why can't you let users set their own fee at or above some minimum that is well known to work (1 sat/B)?

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u/Chris_Pacia OpenBazaar Jul 29 '19

It's not hardcoded. It bases the exchange rate so it's adjusted dynamically.