Payments
Playing for pride and money
Money can’t buy fantasy bragging rights, but counting your winnings at the end of a successful season is a wonderful feeling. Great commissioners ensure that buy-in amounts and prize payouts are clearly communicated before the season. We’ll help you keep track of the funds.
Superfan Games payment tracker
Our app and website track who has paid the full buy-in amount. We can also track buy-back transactions if your league allows for them.
Buy-ins and buy-backs
Buy-ins
Commissioners can consider a couple of factors when determining buy-in amounts: the length of the game (season-long vs weekly vs elimination) and the amount of skin in the game people want to have in your league. The guide below can help visualize this relative to Superfan’s games.
| Pick ’em | $250 |
|---|---|
| Confidence | $250 |
| Bet ’em with buy-backs | $100 |
| Bet ’em without buy-backs | $250 |
| Survivor with multiple entries | $20 |
| Survivor with 1 entry max | $100 |
| Brackets with multiple entries | $20 |
| Brackets with 1 entry max | $100 |
Buy-backs
Life is about second chances, and buy-backs are fantasy’s way of letting a player get back into the action. Confirm the amount a player must pay to re-enter the competition if they run out of points or are eliminated before the season ends.
Payouts
We recommend creating payout structures based on percentages. Think about how much of the pie the first place champion should receive, and work your way down. Consider the payout chart below to identify which breakdown is right for your league.
Gold standard
| 1st place | 70% |
|---|---|
| 2nd place | 20% |
| 3rd place | 10% |
Weekly winners
| 1st place | 75% |
|---|---|
| 2nd place | 10% |
| 3rd place | 5% |
| Weekly winners | 10% ÷ number of weeks |
Last place winner
| 1st place | 70% |
|---|---|
| 2nd place | 20% |
| Last place | 10% |
Winner take all
| 1st place | 100% |
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Payment service providers
These companies will collect, hold and send the winners their payouts.
- Credit/debit cards: 4% transaction fee
- E-check and balance transfers: free
- No cut of the pot and no payout fees
- Free plan: e-check only, no fee
- Flexible plan (cards and e-check): 4.5% plus 10 cents per transaction
- Payouts: gift card or prepaid Visa free; printed check, paper check or bank transfer $3 to $5