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"Exciting" news from 123rf
Uncle Pete:
--- Quote from: Annie on June 14, 2022, 15:52 ---Not a good sign. They've been struggling for a while. Possibly will be gone by the end of the year or bought by someone else.
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Being bought by someone else would be good news for 123RF. There have been some others who didn't have enough material or interesting resources to have anyone want to buy them. If 123RF is all the same old stock photos from the same old artists, and that's all pretty much on all the bigger sites... they have nothing of value to sell.
As for struggling for a while, my opinion is, they have been struggling forever. ;) I'm surprised they are still around.
Milleflore:
--- Quote from: Uncle Pete on June 14, 2022, 15:57 ---
--- Quote from: Annie on June 14, 2022, 15:52 ---Not a good sign. They've been struggling for a while. Possibly will be gone by the end of the year or bought by someone else.
--- End quote ---
Being bought by someone else would be good news for 123RF. There have been some others who didn't have enough material or interesting resources to have anyone want to buy them. If 123RF is all the same old stock photos from the same old artists, and that's all pretty much on all the bigger sites... they have nothing of value to sell.
As for struggling for a while, my opinion is, they have been struggling forever. ;) I'm surprised they are still around.
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Yes! lol (re being bought by some else).
They used to be a good agency for me. There was a time a few years ago when they were my best mid-tier agency. I even used to sell videos on there - before they got rid of that. But they have been sliding down into oblivion ever since.
Justanotherphotographer:
--- Quote from: Annie on June 14, 2022, 16:03 ---
Yes! lol (re being bought by some else).
They used to be a good agency for me. There was a time a few years ago when they were my best mid-tier agency. I even used to sell videos on there - before they got rid of that. But they have been sliding down into oblivion ever since.
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Same, they were growing for me year on year for ages and even paid an unheard of 50%+ on the higher tiers. When people complained about them I'd always sing their praises. Then I started having technical difficulties with my portfolio a few years ago (images disappearing) and sales tanked overnight never to recover. After dealing with their contributor and tech support my eyes have been opened. They must be operating on a shoe string over there.
Wilm:
I have not received this e-mail. I wonder if there is any selection going on. Actually, all contributors should receive this e-mail.
I once had 100 downloads per month with an RPD of $1. So that was never particularly worth mentioning. However, for me over the years better than Dreamstime. In the meantime, I'm at a little over 30 downloads with an RPD of $0.5. Ultimately, nothing more comes in there anyway. Let's see how long they survive. The free collection won't save them either.
Fairplay:
These "exciting" news makes me happier I already deleted my portfolio.
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