spacecadet Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 (edited) Twice in a row, fourth working day, bank holiday allowed for, nothing yet. The least Alamy can do these days is pay on time. My bills are never late. Edited January 6, 2023 by spacecadet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony ALS Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 Yes, I noticed the supposed payment date changed from the 1st, to the 2nd and finally to the 3rd January. Now says Paypal payment initiated on the 3rd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted January 6, 2023 Author Share Posted January 6, 2023 (edited) 28 minutes ago, Tony ALS said: Yes, I noticed the supposed payment date changed from the 1st, to the 2nd and finally to the 3rd January. Now says Paypal payment initiated on the 3rd. Sure, that date was as usual, first working day, but it's gone down the back of someone's sofa since. Grr. We're told 9 days but when it changes there ought to be an explanation. Edited January 6, 2023 by spacecadet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted January 9, 2023 Author Share Posted January 9, 2023 Still not paid. Come on Alamy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gervais Montacute Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 1 hour ago, spacecadet said: Still not paid. Come on Alamy. Same here. Not paid yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alamy Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Hi All, Please allow 9 working days to receive payment if you do not receive payment by the 16th of January, email us contributors@alamy.com Thanks, Chantelle 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted January 10, 2023 Author Share Posted January 10, 2023 (edited) 19 hours ago, Alamy said: Hi All, Please allow 9 working days to receive payment if you do not receive payment by the 16th of January, email us contributors@alamy.com Thanks, Chantelle Yes but is there a problem? Still not paid. If it's going to take longer from now on I need to know. Edited January 10, 2023 by spacecadet 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelbennett Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 (edited) Hardly a typical month though considering we had Christmas and New Year. Edited January 10, 2023 by noelbennett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted January 10, 2023 Author Share Posted January 10, 2023 (edited) 50 minutes ago, noelbennett said: Hardly a typical month though considering we had Christmas and New Year. Not so. Last January's payment was on the 7th, the fourth working day. The first working day of 2023 was the 3rd. Today is the sixth working day. As I said, if we are to wait longer we need to know why. Edited January 10, 2023 by spacecadet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathaniel Noir Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 I still haven’t gotten paid, how does it take this long to make a transfer. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted January 10, 2023 Author Share Posted January 10, 2023 40 minutes ago, Nathaniel Noir said: I still haven’t gotten paid, how does it take this long to make a transfer. Quite. Balance of account says payment was initialised on the 3rd, which is normal, six working days ago, which isn't. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted January 11, 2023 Author Share Posted January 11, 2023 Still not paid. 7 working days and counting. I think we deserve an answer not just the bland "allow 9 days".. It has never been this late. I have bills to pay. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aphperspective Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 If "payment initiated" means the electronic process has started, can somebody explain to me why a transfer between 2 bank accounts takes 9 working days, it shouldn't even be 48Hrs for gods sake. Andy. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted January 11, 2023 Author Share Posted January 11, 2023 1 minute ago, aphperspective said: If "payment initiated" means the electronic process has started, can somebody explain to me why a transfer between 2 bank accounts takes 9 working days, it shouldn't even be 48Hrs for gods sake. Andy. I believe Paypal and some of the payment services other than banks take more than the usual 4 days. I suspect "payment initiated" is a stock statement, it hasn't happened, there's something we're not being told and that someone has decided not to tell us. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avpics Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 With the lack of replies to queries from CR and the constant 'sticking plaster' response to technical issues I suspect that Alamy has been stripped to the bone by PA and is unlikely to improve any time soon. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aphperspective Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 I suspect (my partner worked for many years in Financial Fraud Intelligence for HMG) It goes some thing like this. Company A needs to pay B. The payment from A leaves their account and into a high interest overnight or several day account and sits there earning interest. After a set time (may be next or several days) The payment is moved into your account, the interest is moved back into company A account. This is common banking practice between banks, it may be only a small % on each transaction but multiply it up by possibly millions of them every month. Andy. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sally Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 (edited) On 09/01/2023 at 16:14, Alamy said: Hi All, Please allow 9 working days to receive payment if you do not receive payment by the 16th of January, email us contributors@alamy.com Thanks, Chantelle 9 working days from and including January 3rd would mean payment should arrive by January 13th, assuming you don’t count January 3rd as a holiday since it is only one in Scotland. Payments, generally, seem to be taking longer to come through. Edited January 11, 2023 by Sally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Ventura Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 My payment cleared my bank account today, via wire transfer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve F Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Received my Alamy payment today in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted January 12, 2023 Author Share Posted January 12, 2023 (edited) Yes, 6 days late and no explanation, other than, effectively, take it or leave it. Edited January 12, 2023 by spacecadet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.Chapman Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 My payment also arrived today (UK Bank) Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiskerke Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 It has not yet reached the Continent. Lots of storm and rain, so we're probably isolated. wim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sooth Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 hopefully the stagecoach didn't get waylaid by bandits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxzoomy Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 As it was new Year payments to Paypal likely maybe 14th/15th I'm guessing. Sadly, what I get is not so large that it's a big deal which date it arrives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 My PP payment showed up today, nine working days (9-10 is normal for me). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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