The fine print

How this works

Put On Top is a share-link money list — a dare, a scoreboard, a public ranking people pay to move. You are not winning a prize. A completed payment is what counts. Failed payments do nothing.

Two kinds of list

  • Poll. Creator sets a flat vote price (default $3). Ranking is most votes, not most dollars. Polls require an end time.
  • Fight. Variable bid amounts, $3 minimum, whole dollars. Most money wins. Open-ended, or with an end time. Equal totals keep older items above newer ones.

Creating and publishing

  • Creating a list is free. You get a shareable URL immediately.
  • The list stays off the public homepage until the first confirmed paid vote. Anyone with the link can vote before that.
  • Each list gets one topic — Sports, Food, Entertainment, Places, Animals, or Everyday — so people can browse instead of scrolling forever.
  • Up to 50 items at list creation. Make it complete on day one.
  • Missing something? Anyone can add an item later for $5. That $5 is a seed bid, so it starts on the board with real money.
  • A list can grow to 1,000 items. After that, the set is closed.
  • Bids, votes, and add-item fees are not refundable. You’re paying for rank, not buying a prize.

Creator payout

  • Leave proceeds with the platform. No extra forms. Vote and add-item money stays with Put On Top. This is not a donation and not charity.
  • Get paid. Stripe Connect Express in TEST, Stripe-hosted onboarding only. Put On Top never collects SSN or bank details.
  • On Get paid lists, charges use destination charges. Stripe’s processing fee is estimated at 2.9% + $0.30 and comes out first. Of the remainder, the creator receives ~80% and the platform keeps ~20%. Stripe’s actual fee is taken from the platform share. Example: a $3 vote → Stripe ~$0.39, remainder $2.61, creator ~$2.09, platform ~$0.52.
  • TEST mode only. Live Stripe keys are refused.

Content policy

Do not create lists or items that include:

  • Hate, slurs, or targeted harassment
  • Illegal activity, scams, or fraud
  • Sexual content, especially anything involving minors — zero tolerance
  • Doxxing, private addresses, or calls to harm people
  • Spam, malware, or payment-processor banned categories

New lists are scanned. Obvious violations are blocked. Borderline lists can be held for human review. Anyone can report a list. Admins can hide, lock, or remove lists and items.