Michael Ventura Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 So should I expect a refund coming? Tonight I had two sales with same specs, terms and fee but they are of two different images that are super similar RM, just a slight difference in a woman's posture who is fairly small in the frame. Why would a client use two nearly identical shots? A "spot-the-difference" competition? More seriously, here's hoping they have a good reason and they buy them both for you. dd Ha! That is a good explanation Dusty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Jordan Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 In my experience, refunds are usually re-sold immediately at a slightly lower price. I put this down to a price negotiation with buyer asking for a discount after a number of sales had been agreed. I had an unusal one recently, a sale on 26 June for $44-64: Country: United StatesUsage: EditorialMedia: Textbook - print and e-bookPrint run: up to 10,000Placement: InsideImage Size: 1/2 pageStart: 01 May 2013End: 01 May 2014 The sale was refunded and re-sold on 15 July for $37-94 The odd thing was that the details were the same except that the country was now Brazil instead of United States I wonder how that might have come about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Adlercreutz Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Having had five decent $75 sales at the end of July they have all be refunded and replaced with $30 sales today. Anyone else had the same? Yes, me too. So it's a big client, but I wonder if Alamy ever evaluate pictures. Buyers I know say they find stuff on Alamy that can't be found anywhere else. A traditional agency would realize when they have a unique or difficult to find picture and price it accordingly. I wonder if Alamy ever do that? Rolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 and then there is discounting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Robinson Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 and then there is discounting If that's 20% off the calculator price, I've no complaints. Given the amount of negotiation that goes on, 20% off what......? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 "If that's 20% off the calculator price, I've no complaints. Given the amount of negotiation that goes on, 20% off what......?" Excellent question. Only 20% off the calculator price would be a real bonus for contributors. That's probably not the case. However, this voucher might help explain some of the lower than usual sales being reported this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Walker Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Well I hope they don't take 20% off my images - I crop tight enough as it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Thompson Images Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Anil wrote: And, when one get 5-10 sales a day at iStock even during such 'sales promotion', the overall ROI may not be that bad. ....talking of RF there (at iStock) and 5-15 years 'Rights Managed' here at Alamy, the average going rate/use seem somewhat comparable at times. Anil, Interesting. Exactly what % do you receive from Istock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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