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Microstock Photography Forum - General => Off Topic => Topic started by: stokfoto on December 12, 2007, 15:32
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I know it had been mentioned before but as US dollar keeps falling I think stock photography sites should seriously think about selling in euro it is so bad to loose money with conversions and constantly falling currency,too bad!
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Because most buyers and sellers are American. Majority rules.
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Because most buyers and sellers are American. Majority rules.
sadly,what you say makes sense.
But apart from buyers everyone else would benefit from such a conversion,I wish it was possible.
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I think that agencies should do like Apple with itunes, i.e. implementing a number of stores according to the country where buyers live. This means that european customers will buy in the european store (in euros), Americans in the US store (in dollars), and so on. Same price but different currencies....
what you think?
Regards,
Diego
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You know, Gisele Bündchen now charges in euros because of the dollar devaluation. And mind you, she's blond. ;)
Regards,
Adelaide
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I think that agencies should do like Apple with itunes, i.e. implementing a number of stores according to the country where buyers live. This means that european customers will buy in the european store (in euros), Americans in the US store (in dollars), and so on. Same price but different currencies....
what you think?
Regards,
Diego
Fotolia is doing that allready
In Germany: http://de.fotolia.com/
and in England: http://en.fotolia.com/
They charge customers in Euro's or in pounds and we get paid in Dollars :(
Don't like that at all.
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You know, Gisele Bündchen now charges in euros because of the dollar devaluation. And mind you, she's blond. ;)
Regards,
Adelaide
When you look that good you can charge whatever currency you want because people are always gonna want to buy you.
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I think that agencies should do like Apple with itunes, i.e. implementing a number of stores according to the country where buyers live. This means that european customers will buy in the european store (in euros), Americans in the US store (in dollars), and so on. Same price but different currencies....
what you think?
Regards,
Diego
Fotolia is doing that allready
In Germany: [url]http://de.fotolia.com/[/url]
and in England: [url]http://en.fotolia.com/[/url]
They charge customers in Euro's or in pounds and we get paid in Dollars :(
Don't like that at all.
you right. However, when a buyer spends 1€ for a small web res licence, I still get 0,37$ instead of 0,37 € or 0,54$!!!!
Therefore buyers spend more, agencies earn more, photographers earn less!! ???
Regards,
Diego
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you right. However, when a buyer spends 1€ for a small web res licence, I still get 0,37$ instead of 0,37 € or 0,54$!!!!
Therefore buyers spend more, agencies earn more, photographers earn less!! ???
Regards,
Diego
I wonder if they sell in a currency that is weaker than USD then it would kind of make it even but if not that is indeed is not fair to us contributers as the value difference between USD and Euro gets higher day by day.
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Because most buyers and sellers are American. Majority rules.
sadly,what you say makes sense.
But apart from buyers everyone else would benefit from such a conversion,I wish it was possible.
Most sellers are Americans too. I'd also like to point out the US$dollar is starting to bottom. If the companies switch now it would be one of the stupidest moves ever.
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Because most buyers and sellers are American. Majority rules.
sadly,what you say makes sense.
But apart from buyers everyone else would benefit from such a conversion,I wish it was possible.
Most sellers are Americans too. I'd also like to point out the US$dollar is starting to bottom. If the companies switch now it would be one of the stupidest moves ever.
I am no economics expert but I see what you mean and agree they should have done it long ago and as far I followed the news everyone knew what was going to happen to USD,I mean the falling trend.
you might be right may be it won't loose value anymore as is at it's almost)bottom level but are there any expectations that it will regain it's value any time soon?I guess not?(but I do hope it will)
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They charge customers in Euro's or in pounds and we get paid in Dollars :(
Are earnings of members of FT UK and FT DE in euros/pounds or dollars? I mean, do they get US$0.35 or, let's say, EUR$0.25 for each credit?
Regards,
Adelaide