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Agency Based Discussion => iStockPhoto.com => Topic started by: StockGuy on April 25, 2016, 15:29

Title: iStock claws back my measly 15% commission after 190 days? Rly Istock?
Post by: StockGuy on April 25, 2016, 15:29

iStock just sent me an email saying that they are refunding two buyers purchases that was made on Oct 18th 2015...a whole 190 days after the purchase...what? So let me get this straight, they take ~85% of the revenue AND can refund a purchase of over 6 months after it happened?  Folks we need to revolt and refuse to do business with them...better yet we need to buy up tons of media, use heck out of it and then 6 months later ask for a refund...Join me with being done with istock forever and spreading the word about their awful practices far and wide.  Bye Bye istock, your greed and shady practices finally broke the camel's back.

Title: Re: iStock claws back my measly 15% commission after 190 days? Rly Istock?
Post by: Stockmaan on April 25, 2016, 16:13

Only united and strong contributors can move things in right directions! We need NEW strong community.

Title: Re: iStock claws back my measly 15% commission after 190 days? Rly Istock?
Post by: r2d2 on April 25, 2016, 16:53

Quote from: Stockmaan on April 25, 2016, 16:13

Only united and strong contributors can move things in right directions! We need NEW strong community.

Yes united contributors are the solution. We need a network or foundation to bundle our forces.

Title: Re: iStock claws back my measly 15% commission after 190 days? Rly Istock?
Post by: cathyslife on April 25, 2016, 17:10

Quote from: StockGuy on April 25, 2016, 15:29

iStock just sent me an email saying that they are refunding two buyers purchases that was made on Oct 18th 2015...a whole 190 days after the purchase...what? So let me get this straight, they take ~85% of the revenue AND can refund a purchase of over 6 months after it happened?  Folks we need to revolt and refuse to do business with them...better yet we need to buy up tons of media, use heck out of it and then 6 months later ask for a refund...Join me with being done with istock forever and spreading the word about their awful practices far and wide.  Bye Bye istock, your greed and shady practices finally broke the camel's back.

I have been done with them forever for the last 2 or 3 years.  :)

Title: Re: iStock claws back my measly 15% commission after 190 days? Rly Istock?
Post by: stockastic on April 25, 2016, 17:56

I got out over a year ago.  Nothing about IS was making sense anymore.

Title: Re: iStock claws back my measly 15% commission after 190 days? Rly Istock?
Post by: CommuniCat on April 27, 2016, 04:41

There used to be a popular agency called istock in earlier years. Are you still referring to the same one?
I thought most contributors shuttered those widows and left that dust town long ago?

Title: Re: iStock claws back my measly 15% commission after 190 days? Rly Istock?
Post by: marthamarks on April 27, 2016, 09:42

I pulled out of iStock in 2011 and never looked back. Never had any reason to regret that move.