Please interpret my first sale!

[Ben Jon]

Three months ago, I received notification from Alamy of my first sale for $42.  This was a rights managed image. I was expecting a direct deposit in my account shortly.  Nope.  Now I see that I have a "cleared balance" of $14.42.  So obviously, $42 was not what was due me.  But why only $14.42?

[Allan Bell]

$42 is the gross sale price. Alamy will deduct their cut and any other deductions needed and the result is your cut of the sale (license fee).

 

Allan

 

[Michael Ventura]

Plus, you will get a deposit (payment) into your account only when you have $50 or more of net sales accrued.

[Steve F]

Hi Ben,

On your Dashboard, directly under Overview:

Current Cleared Balance: $10We'll pay you once your balance is over $50

 

Payment terms are also listed in the contract you signed up to.

Alamy reports the gross amount that they charge the client. For a breakdown, click on 'Download Sales Report' on your dashboard. 

Edited February 7, 2023 by Steve F

[NYCat]

Take a look at Account balance on your Dashboard. I suspect you will find that it is a distributor sale and the distributor and Alamy have both taken commissions from the sale. In April you can remove yourself from distributor sales. I have kept myself in all but a few who have paid only tiny amounts. Sometimes the amounts are decent. I would actually consider a $42 sale decent these days. Prices are falling, alas.

 

Paulette

[Mr Standfast]

+1 to all the above well made points.

 

I'd also say that section 12 of the contract offers clarity.

[zxzoomy]

When I started, after 800 images here and many months and no sales I stopped looking on the sales list. A few months went by. Then I looked and the Express had used 2 photos at a fair price. Then the Times used one. Stock is a slow business but it gets better with more images listed.