jawn_tech- Quixtar is like any other business, you have to put in some fees in the beginning, lets compare it with affiliate marketing, Affiliate marketing- you have to spend money on hosting,domains,advertising, and other tools you may use and you have to pay monthly fees. We all know that if your new to Affiliate Marketing, you don't see that first check until you learn how to SEO and market products and get your first product sell, it can take more them 3 months to even get a sale with Affiliate Marketing. Basically with quixtar you pay a registration fee which is about the cost of a domain and webhost) and there are no monthly fees, which in turn is less inexpensive. Basically we know that in affiliate marketing, the first month or whatever, you may spend more money then your making, for couple months, it's the same as Quixtar. The tools you may buy for Motivation is optional not required. Quixtar is a retail business, (like walmart) you shop online for your self, food, etc. and it's word of mouth(Similar to 2nd tier in affiliate programs) I wasn't forced to buy any material, and in fact my upline,(same as 2nd tier in Affiliate Marketing) let me borrow the material for free) And to answer your question lets just say does other retail stores pay you a % for shopping at there store and refer others (like 2nd tier) That's all it is. We all know that Affiliate Marketing (2nd tier) may be considered MLM. I use the products because I like them and there of quality, and there products are satisfaction for 180 days, and to be honest never had any trouble with there customer service, and they replaced my orders that came damaged free of charge!. Anyway Besides the Registration fee and renewel fee(which is the same on domains) and material. ) there is no other fees.