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Coinbase Wallet

Buy and trade on Base

You can buy and trade assets on Base using your linked payment methods, Apple Pay, or the assets you hold in your wallet.

Review your Coinbase Wallet activity history on the Wallet tab.

Buy assets on Base

If you have a Coinbase account connected to Base, you can use a debit card or bank account linked to that account to buy crypto in the Coinbase Wallet app. If you don’t have a connected Coinbase account, you can buy with a debit card or Apple Pay.

To buy assets on Base:

  1. Select the Wallet tab and choose Buy.
  2. Select a payment method.
  3. Select an asset and enter an amount.
  4. Review the transaction and associated fees, if any.
  5. Swipe to confirm.

To connect your Coinbase account:

  1. Open the Home tab.
  2. Select your profile photo to open the sidebar menu.
  3. Select Settings and choose Connect to Coinbase.
  4. Select Buy or transfer with Coinbase.
  5. Review the permissions and select Authorize.

Trade assets on Base

Swap an asset for another in one transaction by trading on Base.

To trade assets on Base:

  1. Select the Wallet tab and choose Trade.
  2. Select the asset you’d like to trade out and enter an amount.
  3. Select the asset you’d like to receive.
  4. Review the transaction and associated fees, if any.
  5. If you’d like to change the slippage tolerance, select Fees and choose the gear icon.
  6. Swipe to confirm.

Slippage tolerance

Slippage tolerance is the maximum price difference you’re willing to accept between the expected price of a trade and the actual price at which the trade is executed. This can happen due to market volatility or liquidity.

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Creator Coins on Base

A Creator Coin is an ERC-20 token linked to your Base app profile and Zora, allowing you to earn from trading volume.

Activate your Creator Coin

If you don’t already have a Creator Coin on Base or Zora, you can create one on Base.

To create a new Creator Coin:

  1. Select your profile photo to open the sidebar menu and choose View profile.
  2. Select Activate your creator coin now and choose Activate creator coin.
  3. Enter your coin’s permanent ticker name, edit image, and select Create creator coin.
  4. If you’d like, select Share coin to share it in the social feed.

You can also link your Zora account and existing Creator Coin. Claims and earnings will take place on Zora.

To link your Zora account and Creator Coin:

  1. Select your profile photo to open the sidebar menu and choose View profile.
  2. Select Activate your creator coin now and choose Link with Zora.
  3. Follow the prompts to link your Zora account and existing Creator Coin to Base.

Showcase another token

You can link any token (not just your Creator Coin) to your profile, to drive trading volume to it as other users trade your coined content.

To showcase another token on your profile:

  1. Select your profile photo to open the sidebar menu and choose View profile.
  2. Select Edit profile.
  3. Under Linked coin, select the coin you’d like to showcase.
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Bandcamp · Selling merch

A fan opened a dispute against a merch order. What should I do?

Since most payments for physical orders are processed by PayPal, any merch sales made from your Bandcamp page are covered under their Buyer Protection policy. Fans have the ability to dispute any purchases they don’t receive within 180 days of purchase directly via PayPal. Once a dispute or claim has been filed against an order, it will not be possible to issue a refund through Bandcamp until the dispute or claim has been resolved.

In the event of a dispute, you’ll need to provide valid proof of shipment for that order within a few days, or PayPal may refund the order in full. Valid proof of shipment can be in the form of:

  • A photo of the processed package showing the buyer’s address and courier’s stamp (recommended)
  • A tracking number
  • A photo or screenshot of a detailed receipt from the courier
  • All of the above

Since Bandcamp is the seller of record for physical sales after June 2024, we will handle disputes and claims on your behalf. Any proof you send us for those orders will be passed on to PayPal, but ultimately, it’s up to them to review the case and issue a refund if there isn’t sufficient proof that the order has been fulfilled.

For any merch sales made under Standard Payments (prior to June 2024), disputes opened against payments that went directly to you will appear in your PayPal account’s Resolution Center.

For more information, you can read PayPal’s guide.