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How cam tokens work

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Most live cam sites do not charge in dollars or euros directly. Instead you buy a site currency, usually called tokens or credits, and spend it inside the site. It is a simple system once you see how it works, but it is also designed to make spending feel smaller than it is.

Getting tokens

Tokens are sold in packs. The larger the pack, the lower the price per token. As a rough guide, a single token on the big token-based sites costs somewhere between about 5 and 12 US cents depending on the pack and the site. A first purchase is often discounted to get you started.

Tips:

• Work out the real price per token for the pack you pick, and keep that number in mind. A 100-token tip might be around 8 to 10 US dollars.
• Start with the smallest pack on a new site. Bigger packs are cheaper per token, but only if you use them.
• Tokens usually do not expire quickly, but they cannot be refunded or moved to another site. Check the terms if you plan to stop using a site.

Where tokens go

• Tips in a public room. Many performers have a tip menu listing what a certain number of tokens requests, such as a song choice, an outfit change or a specific action.
• Goals. A room goal shows a target total; when the room reaches it, the performer does what the goal promises. Everyone watching benefits, whoever tipped.
• Interactive toys. Some performers use connected toys that react to tips for a few seconds per tip, scaled by the amount.
• Private and group shows. One-to-one shows cost a set number of tokens per minute. Group shows split a lower per-minute rate between several viewers. Spy or voyeur modes let you watch someone else's private show more cheaply without interacting.
• Extras such as recorded videos, photo sets, fan club memberships and direct messages.

Credits and per-minute billing

Some sites, notably premium ones such as LiveJasmin, sell credits and charge private shows by the minute. The meter runs from the moment the private show starts until you end it, so keep an eye on the timer. Leaving the browser tab open in the background does not stop the charge.

How performers are paid

Performers receive part of the value of every token they earn, with the site keeping the rest. The share varies by site and sometimes by the performer's status. Tips are the main income for many performers, which is why public rooms are free: viewers who tip pay for everyone else.

Keeping spending under control

• Set a monthly limit before you start and buy only that much.
• Avoid saving your card on the site if you tend to top up on impulse.
• Turn off one-click purchases where the site allows it.
• Check your purchase history, which every major site provides, at the end of each month.

Because tokens hide the cash value, it is easy to spend much more than intended in an evening. Treat tokens as money, because they are.

For what free rooms include and when paying makes sense, see free versus paid cam shows. For how charges appear on your statement, see paying privately.

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