Post positive results for 2020...

[BobD 554]

I have never had the opportunity to post in this thread before but my first 3 figure sale for 3 years dropped in this morning.

 

[Alex Ramsay 505]

$250 direct sale this morning

 

Alex

[losdemas 2,524]

46 minutes ago, Alex Ramsay said:

$250 direct sale this morning

 

Alex

Nice. Well done!

[spacecadet 3,265]

Be nice to have a sale this month.

[losdemas 2,524]

1 hour ago, spacecadet said:

Be nice to have a sale this month.

I'm with you there. Not looking hugely likely, right now.

[Betty LaRue 2,580]

Fifth sale of the month dropped in today. I can live with that. Best $99 and $75.

[Robert M Estall 250]

good news and very nice to hear from you Betty

Edited April 23 by Robert M Estall

[Steve F 493]

49 minutes ago, Betty LaRue said:

Fifth sale of the month dropped in today. I can live with that. Best $99 and $75.

You guys are lucky in the States, they charge more there. 5 sales, best $36. Well done anyway!

[Avpics 1,109]

18 hours ago, Steve F said:

You guys are lucky in the States, they charge more there...

Just had two US calendar sales pop in for perhaps five times that previously seen for UK licenses. The dates are odd:

 

Country: North America ; Usage: Consumer goods ;  Media: Calendar ;  Print run: up to 100,000 ;  Placement: Inside ;  Start: 24-April-2020 ; End: 24-April-2021 ; Additional Details: Use of image for use on note cards, greeting cards and other stationary & printed products. One year rights granted starting January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.

 

A calendar for this year normally goes on sale in the last months of the previous year, so perhaps seven months ago. I probably shouldn't complain, given the high value.

[Angler 53]

Milestone achieved!! Joined Alamy May 2003 first sale in Aug 2003 and just passed $500k in sales, happy days.

[Bionic 75]

My recent sales have cleared in the last two days so I should get my first ever Alamy payment next month

[Marianne 748]

On 24/04/2020 at 08:53, Avpics said:

Just had two US calendar sales pop in for perhaps five times that previously seen for UK licenses. The dates are odd:

 

Country: North America ; Usage: Consumer goods ;  Media: Calendar ;  Print run: up to 100,000 ;  Placement: Inside ;  Start: 24-April-2020 ; End: 24-April-2021 ; Additional Details: Use of image for use on note cards, greeting cards and other stationary & printed products. One year rights granted starting January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.

 

A calendar for this year normally goes on sale in the last months of the previous year, so perhaps seven months ago. I probably shouldn't complain, given the high value.

 

I work with a few calendar companies and they generally print in August of the previous year, and start sending out contracts as early as late January the year before, but the contract provides for payment after March of the "calendar" year - i.e., the contract is signed in early to mid-2019, calendar goes to press and is released August 2019, it's a 2020 calendar so you are paid after March of 2020. 

 

Congrats on multiple sales! Are you willing to share the "high value" you received? 

 

 

Edited April 25 by Marianne

[Marianne 748]

10 hours ago, Angler said:

Milestone achieved!! Joined Alamy May 2003 first sale in Aug 2003 and just passed $500k in sales, happy days.

 

Awesome! Congrats!

[Avpics 1,109]

23 minutes ago, Marianne said:

Are you willing to share the "high value" you received? 

$225 each. Generally forum members don't share actual values, the theory being that a customer may see a figure that another has paid which may be lower and therefore knock their fee down. In this case I'd be quite happy for future calendar sales to match these ones!

[Marianne 748]

1 hour ago, Avpics said:

$225 each. Generally forum members don't share actual values, the theory being that a customer may see a figure that another has paid which may be lower and therefore knock their fee down. In this case I'd be quite happy for future calendar sales to match these ones!

 

Thanks. That's an excellent price. Since you said $$$, I figured it wasn't going to be one we'd rather not become public. Appreciate your sharing. $450 for two photos is excellent! Congrats!

 

[AlbertSnapper 2,196]

On 25/04/2020 at 10:12, Angler said:

Milestone achieved!! Joined Alamy May 2003 first sale in Aug 2003 and just passed $500k in sales, happy days.

 

Brilliant and Congratulations !

 

But a pity you can't go to the pub and celebrate !

 

Enjoyed looking thru your collection. Your name is often in the Found Images thread.

[meanderingemu 714]

23 hours ago, Bionic said:

My recent sales have cleared in the last two days so I should get my first ever Alamy payment next month

congratulations.  always a momentous feat 

[aphperspective 287]

Just had a fairly large uncleared invoice clear today taking me well over the threshold, (was stuck on $43) for ages. Onwards.🙂

[stipe 295]

 

Country: German Speaking Countries
Usage: Editorial
Media: Book, print and/or e-book
Print run: up to 25,000
Placement: Wraparound
Image Size: 2 page spread
Start: 29 April 2020
End: 29 April 2030
Front and Back cover

 

$$$

[losdemas 2,524]

Sorry to hijack the thread, but...is it just me or does there seem to be a widening of results here?  It just appears that there have been quite a few more $$$ sales than in the recent past, combined with a lot more tiny $ sales and a boom in PU/presentations. A lot of decent value licenses seem to be coming out of the USA (no surprise there), but also quite a few v good results from Germany.

[John Morrison 3,239]

2 hours ago, stipe said:

 

Country: German Speaking Countries
Usage: Editorial
Media: Book, print and/or e-book
Print run: up to 25,000
Placement: Wraparound
Image Size: 2 page spread
Start: 29 April 2020
End: 29 April 2030
Front and Back cover

 

$$$

 

What a breath of fresh air that picture is... in these days of lockdown...

[stipe 295]

1 hour ago, John Morrison said:

 

What a breath of fresh air that picture is... in these days of lockdown...

You're right! Also a breath of money! 😃

 

[losdemas 2,524]

I'm afraid that this is the best that I can offer right now, but it feels somewhat positive for me.  My uploads for this month are now at 200+.  Now I know that that is chicken-feed and a bog-standard monthly effort for many here (there are those who would do that in a day, every day - I'm thinking in particular of someone who used to post here v regularly for a few years!). But for me this is major - it's my highest monthly upload ever.  🤯 I am well aware that this in no way equates to selling more here (even relative to my own paltry efforts), and I don't just throw everything to the wall to see what sticks, but I'm pretty rubbish at being brave enough to be selective to sell!  I believe (and hope!) that most of my predominately editorial (that's what I've found sells for me here) uploads this month will prove effective a few months down the line.  If they do, then they'll be getting 50% at least.

[William Caram 68]

14 hours ago, stipe said:

 

Country: German Speaking Countries
Usage: Editorial
Media: Book, print and/or e-book
Print run: up to 25,000
Placement: Wraparound
Image Size: 2 page spread
Start: 29 April 2020
End: 29 April 2030
Front and Back cover

 

$$$

 

Beautiful shot!...and licenced well $$$

[William Caram 68]

On 21/04/2020 at 21:33, BobD said:

I have never had the opportunity to post in this thread before but my first 3 figure sale for 3 years dropped in this morning.

 

 

Well done Bob....gives you a lift when a better sale drops in.....