Author Topic: Puzzled with commission (Read 1624 times)

hroe · « **on:** April 01, 2010, 12:02 »

I am on Bronze level and non-exclusive. If I look at the chart here http://www.istockphoto.com/rate_schedule.php
no commission is under $0.30 at my level and I just sold 5 images at $0.20 each: extra small, pay as you go, regular. The same image has been sold before with commission of $0.23, $0.25, $0.29 under the same "extra small, pay as you go, regular".

I am very puzzled here as to why the commission doesn't reflect what the chart says and why the price vary under same purchase conditions...

Am I missing something?

RT · « **Reply #1 on:** April 01, 2010, 12:05 »

Somebody using 'old credits' I'd guess, same thing happens on Dreamstime from time to time

hroe · « **Reply #2 on:** April 01, 2010, 12:18 »

Okay, thanks. I thought IS put a date limit when you buy credits, good for a year or something. These must be years-years old credits! From before 2005 (since Bronze level in 2005 commission is $0.25 for the equivalent)............. $:-\$

Sean Locke Photography · « **Reply #3 on:** April 01, 2010, 12:26 »

The $.10 per credit royalties at 20% are good eternally. They didn't put a time limit on them back then.

hroe · « **Reply #4 on:** April 01, 2010, 12:45 »

Good to know, clarifies everything. Thank you.

click_click · « **Reply #5 on:** April 01, 2010, 12:55 »

I recently had an XS, Pay as you go for $0.10. Never seen that before either.

jen · « **Reply #6 on:** April 08, 2010, 20:00 »

Quote from: click_click on April 01, 2010, 12:55

I recently had an XS, Pay as you go for $0.10. Never seen that before either.

I've been seeing that a lot lately. Over the last 2 months, my average per download is less than $1!

Clodio · « **Reply #7 on:** April 09, 2010, 05:24 »

No, it is not matter of old or new credits.

In this page: newbielink:http://www.istockphoto.com/sell-stock-photos-exclusivity.php [nonactive] , read this:

"Note: The above examples are based on the gross credit value of $1.52 USD. Royalties above are in USD. Actual royalties are based on net credit value which varies with purchase."

Your royalties depend on how many credits the customer bought.

Sean Locke Photography · « **Reply #8 on:** April 09, 2010, 06:18 »

Quote from: Clodio on April 09, 2010, 05:24

No, it is not matter of old or new credits.

In this page: http://www.istockphoto.com/sell-stock-photos-exclusivity.php , read this:

"Note: The above examples are based on the gross credit value of $1.52 USD. Royalties above are in USD. Actual royalties are based on net credit value which varies with purchase."

Your royalties depend on how many credits the customer bought.

While that is true, the $.10 royalty is a very old credit from when royalties were simply a dime.