Author Topic: Not very clever buyer (Read 14532 times)

Peter · « **on:** March 05, 2009, 16:03 »

OMG! I have just sold 2 images to the same buyer. Funny thing is that those 2 were exactly the same image, but first he bought larger, than smaller size! LOL! This is pure waste of money, he could resize to smaller if he wanted smaller one. But I like those kind of buyers, they make me more money

Magnum · « **Reply #1 on:** March 05, 2009, 16:17 »

Maybe he felt compassion...

Dreamframer · « **Reply #2 on:** March 05, 2009, 16:26 »

Quote from: Magnum on March 05, 2009, 16:17

Maybe he felt compassion...

Hahahaha! Good one magnum

Hey Peter, it happened to some some friends of mine too. I think two of them had double downloads of the same image....two sizes

michealo · « **Reply #3 on:** March 05, 2009, 16:28 »

Quote from: Peter on March 05, 2009, 16:03

OMG! I have just sold 2 images to the same buyer. Funny thing is that those 2 were exactly the same image, but first he bought larger, than smaller size! LOL! This is pure waste of money, he could resize to smaller if he wanted smaller one. But I like those kind of buyers, they make me more money

Could have been for two separate jobs, in which case he was being ethical ....

Magnum · « **Reply #4 on:** March 05, 2009, 16:36 »

One time, one customer bought two images two times and another time, two customers bough three images one times

null · « **Reply #5 on:** March 05, 2009, 16:43 »

Quote from: Peter on March 05, 2009, 16:03

OMG! I have just sold 2 images to the same buyer. Funny thing is that those 2 were exactly the same image, but first he bought larger, than smaller size! LOL!

How do you know it was the same buyer? Buyers info is private.

Maybe it was a large design company and one of the buyer's colleagues saw the shot and download it smaller size for another project. These big companies really play the game fair. What happens mostly is you get a full size normal download, then an hour later somebody buys an extended license. They want to make sure the shot is OK at 100%.

Dreamframer · « **Reply #6 on:** March 05, 2009, 17:17 »

@ FlemishDreams
Often there is a name of the buyer him self. I have many images with full names of buyers. So, maybe that's the case here too.

Twist · « **Reply #7 on:** March 05, 2009, 17:20 »

I've had this happen before and seen it happen with people I know. I think its because they will grab the smallest version to see if they really want it and then end up coming back for a larger version for their actual project.

null · « **Reply #8 on:** March 05, 2009, 17:20 »

Quote from: whitechild on March 05, 2009, 17:17

@ FlemishDreams
Often there is a name of the buyer him self. I have many images with full names of buyers. So, maybe that's the case here too.

Where? What site? I never noticed it. Actually I'm quite ignorant about all those sites. Like, I discovered yesterday that Fotolia had a forum

digiology · « **Reply #9 on:** March 05, 2009, 17:22 »

Fotolia lets you see the buyers info.

e-person · « **Reply #10 on:** March 05, 2009, 18:06 »

If one image goes on a web site, and the other on a report, by contract they do have to buy two images. They have just been honest.
I always get double downloads on IS. XS and then a bigger one. Maybe not exactly always, certainly most of the time, though.

fullvalue · « **Reply #11 on:** March 05, 2009, 19:57 »

Quote from: e-person on March 05, 2009, 18:06

If one image goes on a web site, and the other on a report, by contract they do have to buy two images. They have just been honest.
I always get double downloads on IS. XS and then a bigger one. Maybe not exactly always, certainly most of the time, though.

Which site requires that? That defeats the whole point of RF. License it once and use it for multiple projects.

OTH, I have downloaded the small version of a file for a project and then downloaded the large file for future uses. If a client really likes a file, it's better to license it right away and hold onto it for future use. You never know when someone may "sell the rights" or deactivate a file for another reason and at these prices better safe than sorry.

tan510jomast · « **Reply #12 on:** March 05, 2009, 20:11 »

Quote from: Peter on March 05, 2009, 16:03

OMG! I have just sold 2 images to the same buyer. Funny thing is that those 2 were exactly the same image, but first he bought larger, than smaller size! LOL! This is pure waste of money, he could resize to smaller if he wanted smaller one. But I like those kind of buyers, they make me more money

oh peter, how can you say that?
if a buyer repeated a sale of my image, i would be very thankful. for whatever the reasons; the last thing i would do is say is call them silly, or say they are wasting money .
a fine way to lose a buyer, peter

goldenangel · « **Reply #13 on:** March 05, 2009, 20:32 »

Quote from: fullvalue on March 05, 2009, 19:57

Which site requires that? That defeats the whole point of RF. License it once and use it for multiple projects.

As I understand, RF by itself doesn't give permission for unlimited use. That's why there is an option of an extended license.

fullvalue · « **Reply #14 on:** March 05, 2009, 21:28 »

Quote from: goldenangel on March 05, 2009, 20:32

Quote from: fullvalue on March 05, 2009, 19:57
Which site requires that? That defeats the whole point of RF. License it once and use it for multiple projects.

As I understand, RF by itself doesn't give permission for unlimited use. That's why there is an option of an extended license.

Unlimited no. Multiple yes. A website and brochure for the same small business client would be OK under the standard license on most of the sites.

Sean Locke Photography · « **Reply #15 on:** March 05, 2009, 22:54 »

Quote from: goldenangel on March 05, 2009, 20:32

Quote from: fullvalue on March 05, 2009, 19:57
Which site requires that? That defeats the whole point of RF. License it once and use it for multiple projects.

As I understand, RF by itself doesn't give permission for unlimited use. That's why there is an option of an extended license.

It completely depends on the site. Images from iStock can be used for as many clients as you like, providing you end up within the limits of the license.

Peter · « **Reply #16 on:** March 06, 2009, 02:14 »

It is undersandeable when someone buy small size, and then large one. It happend many times, not unusuall. But when someone buys first large one, and then small one, that I would call a silly!

But I dont mind, I like extra money

MichaelJay · « **Reply #17 on:** March 06, 2009, 04:50 »

Quote from: fullvalue on March 05, 2009, 21:28

Unlimited no. Multiple yes. A website and brochure for the same small business client would be OK under the standard license on most of the sites.

Even website for one client and brochure for a different client would be OK under most RF licenses. What you can't do is pass on the license to multiple clients.

madelaide · « **Reply #18 on:** March 06, 2009, 05:41 »

Quote from: fullvalue on March 05, 2009, 19:57

Quote from: e-person on March 05, 2009, 18:06
If one image goes on a web site, and the other on a report, by contract they do have to buy two images. They have just been honest.
I always get double downloads on IS. XS and then a bigger one. Maybe not exactly always, certainly most of the time, though.

Which site requires that? That defeats the whole point of RF. License it once and use it for multiple projects.

I think BigStock does. Or did.

This has happened before, the odd thing in Peter's case was that the smaller size was downloaded AFTER the larger size. Unless this was just a mistaken way the site recorded it, it is really strange.

Regards,
Adelaide

Perry · « **Reply #19 on:** March 06, 2009, 07:17 »

I think most RF licences is one licence for each "seat". Maybe the brochure and website were designed by two different persons in the same organization, that would propably require two different licences.

e-person · « **Reply #20 on:** March 06, 2009, 09:29 »

Quote from: fullvalue on March 05, 2009, 21:28

Quote from: goldenangel on March 05, 2009, 20:32
Quote from: fullvalue on March 05, 2009, 19:57
Which site requires that? That defeats the whole point of RF. License it once and use it for multiple projects.

As I understand, RF by itself doesn't give permission for unlimited use. That's why there is an option of an extended license.

Unlimited no. Multiple yes. A website and brochure for the same small business client would be OK under the standard license on most of the sites.

Not for microstock. Read the contract. As it is, I already get paid ridiculous amounts. Every licence is for single usage, up to a certain amount of items, like one magazine up to 250'000 issues. If you want it for two different issues you have to buy two different licences. HELLOOOOO!!!!!

fullvalue · « **Reply #21 on:** March 06, 2009, 10:26 »

Quote from: Perry on March 06, 2009, 07:17

I think most RF licences is one licence for each "seat". Maybe the brochure and website were designed by two different persons in the same organization, that would propably require two different licences.

Of course you're right on that count Perry. I was tihinking in terms of small businesses whose needs are numerous but small and only have one person doing all the work.

anton9 · « **Reply #22 on:** March 06, 2009, 10:47 »

ive had that a few times actually. Always a smaller size sells then 2 mins later a larger files sells of the same image

Pixart · « **Reply #23 on:** March 06, 2009, 11:16 »

Someone likely needed a smaller version for the web and doesn't have an editing program to resize. The host of my blog doesn't have any tools to resize photos without distorting - maybe that's the case.

tempura · « **Reply #24 on:** March 06, 2009, 11:31 »

Quote from: lclark on March 05, 2009, 17:22

Fotolia lets you see the buyers info.

fun ofcourse I went and looked

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