Just check your numbers again. i just count average commission rates for new system.

Looking at average rates, across the board the exclusive prices are much higher when you factor in E+, Vetta and Agency, so the combination of higher percentages on higher prices should give much more than a 50% boost. How much really depends on what you put into E+, what gets accepted into the collections, and how much of those you sell.

I did my initial calculations on the difference between 20% and 35% - in reality if I was non-exclusive now I'd be on 17% with virtually no prospect of making 18%, instead of now 35% as an exclusive. Its harder for non-exclusives to make the RC targets as well which ends up being an extra hurdle to climb.  The problem with all these equations is that its a moving feast - since I made the jump, we had the new commission rates, introduction of the Agency collection, some increases in E+ prices, and the introduction of P+, and then theres always the unknown variable of the exclusive best match boost to contend with (if it even exists).

I did my initial calculations on the difference between 20% and 35% - in reality if I was non-exclusive now I'd be on 17% with virtually no prospect of making 18%, instead of now 35% as an exclusive. Its harder for non-exclusives to make the RC targets as well which ends up being an extra hurdle to climb.  The problem with all these equations is that its a moving feast - since I made the jump, we had the new commission rates, introduction of the Agency collection, some increases in E+ prices, and the introduction of P+, and then theres always the unknown variable of the exclusive best match boost to contend with (if it even exists).

That makes no sense since 35% as excl=18% as nonexcl .

And all these new changes pushed sales over a cliff. They really did a thorough job (obviously not for you. Yet)

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