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You can. I wouldn't suggest though.
You would block several sales to potential customers.
Visa/Mastercard sales vary a lot depending on several variables (namely per country).
If you're thinking about cutting that to cut costs... Your project is probably not viable by itself, may need more testing or may work better if mixed with an existing offer.
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Yes, I've seen other posts where people say that if you can't afford the $1,000 Visa/MC fee you probably shouldn't bother starting an adult site. And in theory I can see why this makes sense. But because it's next to impossible to get actual sales figures on adult sites there is no way to predict how long it might take to recoup start-up costs, so keeping costs low at the beginning seems like a prudent plan.
And if one of the credit cards is more popular than the other it seems like starting with one, then adding the other once you see actual sales coming in, is a reasonable business model for a new site.
Also, does offering only one card as a payment option, say MasterCard, really hurt sales? Seems like most people who have a MC will also have a Visa and will just use that if they really want the porn.