John Mitchell Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 (edited) I usually see only one or two PU sales per month, often none at all. However, out of 11 sales so far in July, five are PU licenses (plus one presentation), ranging from $6.99 to $19.99. Is anyone else seeing a similar PU/presentation surge? If this is a trend, could it have something to do with the pandemic? Edited July 25, 2020 by John Mitchell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 The usual smattering, presentation as well, but at least folks are buying stuff. It's the imaging equivalent of an online case of claret. Only cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted July 25, 2020 Author Share Posted July 25, 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, spacecadet said: The usual smattering, presentation as well, but at least folks are buying stuff. It's the imaging equivalent of an online case of claret. Only cheaper. People aren't travelling, so perhaps they want images of places they've visited or hope to visit. Also, being stuck at home, people might want to decorate the bare walls or send greeting cards to old friends, etc.? All dubious theories, I know... 🤓 Edited July 25, 2020 by John Mitchell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDM Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 (edited) 15 minutes ago, spacecadet said: The usual smattering, presentation as well, but at least folks are buying stuff. It's the imaging equivalent of an online case of claret. Only cheaper. An online case of claret - sounds like a disease. Is this like seeing the world through rosé tinted glasses? 18 minutes ago, John Mitchell said: I usually see only one or two PU sales per month, often none at all. However, out of 11 sales so far in July, five are PU licenses (plus one presentation), ranging from $6.99 to $19.99. Is anyone else seeing a similar PU/presentation surge? If this is a trend, could it have something to do with the pandemic? I don’t do PU although I probably should. I had three presentation sales last week which for me is a surge. Average prices now for me are dire. Edited July 25, 2020 by MDM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 4 PU out of 22 sales so far this month. Probably not a surge exactly but one of those is suspicious. Pearl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted July 25, 2020 Author Share Posted July 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Pearl said: 4 PU out of 22 sales so far this month. Probably not a surge exactly but one of those is suspicious. Pearl I'm always suspicious of these types of sales, especially if the images have licensed for other uses in the past. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Ventura Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 No PU surge for me...I would take any kind of surge right now! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abiyoyo Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 4 PUs of 7 so far. Price-wise from $19.99 to $9.07. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VbFolly Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 2 PUs out of 6 sales for me so far - a slow month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Richmond Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 No PU surge here. I haven't had one all month. What I am seeing is a number of Website, app and social media plant portraits uses which, from what I can tell, are being used by on line plant nurseries and sales outlets. 15 out of 27 sales so far this month come in this category. They pay better than PU 😀 What I am also seeing is a big uptick in zooms. My highest ever month was 104, with an average this year of 77 a month. This month is already up to 138 with a week still to go. No real increase in views, just zooms. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiskerke Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 (edited) 2 out of 18 this month so far: University Library Baltimore (Some German language in the licensing details) Finnish Stock Exchange wim edit: no presentation, but one of last month's presentation came back this month as a $$$. Edited July 25, 2020 by wiskerke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert M Estall Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 5 out of my somewhat meagre 7 sales so far in July reported as PU. I don't think that will cover the cost of a case of claret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stipe Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Honestly, I don't see the point about complaining for such kind of sales. If you don't like them because you are justifiably suspicious, you can simply ask Alamy for getting PU sales removed from your future sales. I did it three years ago. I wish Alamy could do the same also for other suspicious sales as presentation/newsletter use. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted July 26, 2020 Author Share Posted July 26, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, stipe said: Honestly, I don't see the point about complaining for such kind of sales. If you don't like them because you are justifiably suspicious, you can simply ask Alamy for getting PU sales removed from your future sales. I did it three years ago. I wish Alamy could do the same also for other suspicious sales as presentation/newsletter use. I wasn't complaining. Just curious to see if anyone else had noticed an increase. My lowest sales so far this month are editorial and commercial, not PU/presentation. Edited July 26, 2020 by John Mitchell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 3 PU sales this month - not really a surge Kumar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariaJ Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 No PU sales for me this month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Ventura Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 (edited) I had four U.K. editorial uses drop in this morning, all for less than $10....would rather have had a P.U. surge instead, they pay more than twice as much, in most cases. In fact, all four didn't add up to one standard PU. Edited July 27, 2020 by Michael Ventura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted July 27, 2020 Author Share Posted July 27, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, Michael Ventura said: I had four U.K. editorial uses drop in this morning, all for less than $10....would rather have had a P.U. surge instead, they pay more than twice as much, in most cases. In fact, all four didn't add up to one standard PU. This must be low-value month. I've had some real piddlers (<$5). What appears to be another PU or presentation sale was invoiced today. At 19.99, it will be one of my higher sales this month. Almost five days left in July, so there's still a smidgen of hope... Edited July 27, 2020 by John Mitchell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reimar Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 PU? I wish. None out of 6 piddly sales so far. Sadly for me, MS is leaving Alamy in the dust this month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colblimp Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 I opted out of PU around 3-4 years ago. I was sick of the crap prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Colblimp said: I opted out of PU around 3-4 years ago. I was sick of the crap prices. A full-price PU was my highest licence this month. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geogphotos Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Colblimp said: I opted out of PU around 3-4 years ago. I was sick of the crap prices. But on another thread you said that you are happy to accept $2 sales as you are self-employed and it all helps? PU sales make up a significant and growing part of my monthly revenue. It really is a market segment that has the potential for major expansion - and the fees are higher than for many 'commercial uses' Edited July 30, 2020 by geogphotos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colblimp Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 26 minutes ago, geogphotos said: But on another thread you said that you are happy to accept $2 sales as you are self-employed and it all helps? PU sales make up a significant and growing part of my monthly revenue. It really is a market segment that has the potential for major expansion - and the fees are higher than for many 'commercial uses' I haven't had a $2 sale since I opted out of PU. I've had a load of $2.40 (net) sales, but they're my lowest now I'm pretty much completely news. Every penny does help, but a $2 gross sale is taking the piss - you knew exactly what I was driving at so don't act the arse, please... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB Photography Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 (edited) On 30/07/2020 at 07:14, Colblimp said: I opted out of PU around 3-4 years ago. I was sick of the crap prices. I also opted out of the PU category a few years ago for most of my images. However, I noticed that there has now been a surge in PN (Presentation or Newsletter) sales which is priced the same as PU in the UK. Are these 'Personal Use' Presentation or Newsletters maybe? 🙂 5 PN, 2 PU out of 31 sales this year. Edited July 31, 2020 by MB Photography Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geogphotos Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 (edited) 28 minutes ago, Colblimp said: I haven't had a $2 sale since I opted out of PU. I've had a load of $2.40 (net) sales, but they're my lowest now I'm pretty much completely news. Every penny does help, but a $2 gross sale is taking the piss - you knew exactly what I was driving at so don't act the arse, please... And if I respond to that in the same manner I'll be accused of starting an argument. If $2.40 sales matter to you then it is odd that $10 and $19 from PU do not. That's all I have to say on it. Edited July 30, 2020 by geogphotos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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