UK distributor commission.

[Stu 38]

I've just had a sale pop up for a national UK newspaper. Not a great price but worth having, even with the flat rate per image quantity discount. What killed it though was paying a distribution commission. I don't think I have seen this before. Have you? Paying distribution commission for a sale in the UK?

Stu.

[vpics 578]

That shouldn't happen. Scary.

[Cryptoprocta 705]

:-(

[Stu 38]

Hi Geoff. This is the detail of location given in sales -

Country: United Kingdom
Usage: Editorial
Media: Newspaper - national

Alamy distribution commission   30% 
Distributor Commission                40%.

Am I missing something here?

Stu.

[regen 185]

Worth asking Alamy for explanation. Could it be one of Alamys distributors sold it to a UK newspaper? Is this allowed? may be slipped through net as so much is computerised

 

Regen

[fotoDogue 564]

7 hours ago, Stu said:

I've just had a sale pop up for a national UK newspaper. Not a great price but worth having, even with the flat rate per image quantity discount. What killed it though was paying a distribution commission. I don't think I have seen this before. Have you? Paying distribution commission for a sale in the UK?

Stu.

 

 

Under Distributors Alamy does list the UK.

I thought I'd opted out but apparently I overlooked it. That's one to  keep in mind during the opt-out period next April.

[Thyrsis 166]

On 9/10/2017 at 09:18, funkyworm said:

 

 

I really cant recall... just that there were a few raised eyebrows. I think they were RF only.

 

Reflexstock?

[Thyrsis 166]

Apparently they are now  www.ingimage.com 

 

 

 

[Stu 38]

Just in case anyone was wondering this sale turned out to be a billing error, now corrected. The sale was to Germany not UK.

Stu.

[FRP 6]

Not sure I understand this, had a small sale, alamy commission 30%/distributor commission 40%!!!!

Country: Worldwide
Usage: Editorial
Media: Editorial website
Industry sector: Media, design & publishing
Image Size: Any size
Start: 01 August 2017
End: 01 August 2022

This is crazy!! 

Not really happy

[FRP 6]

Should I complain to Alamy for this? 

Any inputs are welcome. 

thanks

[FRP 6]

hmm, thanks Geoff. 

[Cryptoprocta 705]

18 minutes ago, FRP said:

hmm, thanks Geoff. 

You can opt out of distributions sales should you wish to do so.

 

Whether you would still get the sale because a buyer would widen their search to take in Alamy, or whether they would satisfice with a file available from their usual supplier is impossible for us to know.