Author Topic: Does 123RF really pay 50% ? (Read 6620 times)

ErickN · « **on:** September 16, 2010, 08:26 »

I checked 123RF's FAQ, and it still says :

Sample Credit Download Calculation:
A customer downloads a Ultra High Res ($3) version of your photo.
You'll receive = $3 × 50% = $1.50 from that sale.

Nothing specific is said about EL's royalties in the FAQ.
So I guess we (should) get 50% of all credit sales, standard and EL's.

Today, I had 3 PEL sales (Print Only EL) which earned me $10 each. How can an PEL sold for 50 credits earn me $10 ?

Being in France, I can only see the credit package prices in euros, and they sell from 0.89€/credit for a 56 credits package down to 0.68€/credit for a 7400 credits package (I didn't consider the lower 2 packages, as a sensible buyer would by at least a 56 credit package for an EL). Based on today's rate, it converts to US$1.16/credit and US$0.89/credit. So a PEL price ranges from $44.5 to $58 depending on how many credits were bought.

So my cut for those EL's is somewhere btw 17% and 22%. Far from 50%.

As I said, I cannot see credit package prices in US$. But let's say they sell for the same amount in $ as in € (from $0.89/credit to $0.68/credit). It makes my cut btw 22% and 29%. Still far from 50%.

And some of my standard credit sales (not EL's) earnings, considering they represent 50% of the price paid, would correspond to $0.57/credit to $0.65/credit, which are below the cheapest credit price available.

Did I miss something or do some of you see the same discrepancies ?

Dreamframer · « **Reply #1 on:** September 16, 2010, 08:37 »

I'm not sure about the percent, but sales gone crazy last few days.

skvoor · « **Reply #2 on:** September 17, 2010, 09:16 »

This is really very low. For my last PEL I received 22.5$.

skvoor · « **Reply #3 on:** September 17, 2010, 09:20 »

Maybe buyer used some promotional credits which 123rf offered in past (last year???).
I remember some sales (small size) which nets me 0.2$.
But you may try to contact support and ask them..

LostOne · « **Reply #4 on:** September 17, 2010, 09:41 »

Quote from: Dreamframer on September 16, 2010, 08:37

I'm not sure about the percent, but sales gone crazy last few days.

Im having and awful month. Maybe a change in search?

ErickN · « **Reply #5 on:** September 17, 2010, 10:54 »

Quote from: skvoor on September 17, 2010, 09:16

This is really very low. For my last PEL I received 22.5$.

Yes, $22.5 earning seems to be more in line with the 50 credits price.

Quote from: skvoor on September 17, 2010, 09:20

Maybe buyer used some promotional credits which 123rf offered in past (last year???).
I remember some sales (small size) which nets me 0.2$.
But you may try to contact support and ask them..

A few years ago, I contacted support about a similar issue. I had an EL sold for 25 credits instead of the 99 credits they sold for at that time. Alex answered to me that in a way to « secure the business » they gave a bulk discount to a « loyal customer » and that they hoped this was acceptable to me. Of course, my answer was that I didn't think it was acceptable to give the customer a discount of $55.50 while giving their « loyal contributor » a mere $9.375 leftover.
Seeing that many other standard sales don't add up to the 50% commission, I wanted to ask here first if others have noticed the same issue before contacting support.

Quote from: LostOne on September 17, 2010, 09:41

Quote from: Dreamframer on September 16, 2010, 08:37
I'm not sure about the percent, but sales gone crazy last few days.
Im having and awful month. Maybe a change in search?

Average sales for me this month, except for those 3 PEL's which are a rarity for me at 123RF.

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