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« on: November 30, 2017, 04:47 »
The problem never corrected itself but today I got the final answer from support: We have refunded and re-downloaded back the image with the correct amount. Please see as attached.
If you need any further assistance, kindly do not hesitate to contact us.
I never had a commission on that image downloaded on the 14th but I had another download two days ago, I don't see how is that a refund. Anyway, they fixed it very conveniently on the last day of the month, what can I say? $0.13 minus more taxes at home, conversion fees, transaction fees, I wonder why am I still uploading? At least, support is always very kind.
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« on: November 27, 2017, 18:07 »
Wise words. It is hard for me to understand simple conversational English let alone proverbs but I'll consider you mind it well.
Anyhoo, whatever the differences in our opinions are, they aren't worth a heated argument. English isn't my first language either and I remember times when expressing my thoughts wasn't easy at all. I know the feeling of being at a disadvantage in a discussion because I couldn't formulate my thoughts. To some extent I am still there. Cheers and have a good one.
All the best to you too.
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« on: November 27, 2017, 18:05 »
That's correct, rank shows someone's position compared to others but if someone would pay attention to what I said, it were clear that I was not talking about the rank itself as a measure of comparison. I was talking about the relationship between overall rank and weekly rank of a single person, no matter what the numbers are.
Overall is relatively constant until you upload a huge number of new images, at least in my case. Weekly rank on the other hand is variable depending on sales so yes, this means money.
I hope I was not too mathematical for those few here who don't know math, but it is easier for me to describe an abstract notion in English this way.
I understood what you meant in the OP. I just didn't put much stock in the cap theory. I know mine can vary widely, although I don't pay attention to it much.
I know but it's not a cap theory, that's why I didn't use this word in the first place. At least not that cap theory I am reading about all the time. I dare say it's more the proof (just for me) based on observation, of some kind of repeating algorithm. It doesn't matter anyway, whatever I see, it will not change anything.
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« on: November 27, 2017, 17:43 »
I hope I was not too mathematical for those few here who don't know math, but it is easier for me to describe an abstract notion in English this way.
There is a old English proverb: "It's not about the size of math you know, it's about how you use it". 
Wise words. It is hard for me to understand simple conversational English let alone proverbs but I'll consider you mind it well. BTW. that was an answer to this comment http://www.microstockgroup.com/30801/30801/msg501715/#msg501715
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« on: November 27, 2017, 14:29 »
Thank you, that is what I meant, however a different kind of cap from what people are talking about on SS. I didn't want to spell it out so directly because I know some people deny the cap theory but that is what I observed.
Imagine how hard it would be for a customer, when he just picked a pic he likes , and then suddenly the contributor reaches his limit, and then the customer is told that he cannot buy what he wants. I can only imagine how frustrated he would be.
Or maybe (and this is just a theory, but don't be in a hurry to dismiss it because it explains everything), there are no customers, only agencies who play with our lives, sometimes they buy stuff from us, sometimes they don't, and it's all done with only one purpose - to abuse.
No need to be sarcastic, we are just talking peacefully. Don't like it, leave it but don't be in a hurry to leave just yet. Let's pretend that you and I, we are not promoted equally because of our overall rank and the customer will buy my image because your portfolio is on hold. I am not saying this is the case with AS but I am sure this is not the first time you hear this. It is called ........ roulette (of some kind), not abuse.
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« on: November 27, 2017, 13:46 »
I noticed a changed relationship between weekly position and overall position compared to what it was 1-2 years earlier.
It seems like my weekly position is tailored to be equal with my overall (it was much higher earlier) and the download number is dependent of this number. Each time my download number (weekly position) drops, I begin to get dls one after the other but it stops once the two positions are ~ equal (+-). This pattern repeats itself as soon as my download number (weekly position) drops but no dls in between.
To put it simple, it looks like for a certain overall rank I deserve a given number of downloads, not more, not less.
I am not sure if I described this as I wanted but I am curious if someone else is seeing the same pattern.
Thanks.
Now that I read the OP and the math part, you are asking if we have a cap or quota and get sales based on the the weekly and overall relationship? Is that right? Rank controls what you call deserve downloads.
Thank you, that is what I meant, however a different kind of cap from what people are talking about on SS. I didn't want to spell it out so directly because I know some people deny the cap theory but that is what I observed.
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« on: November 27, 2017, 12:45 »
What has Thanksgiving to do with this? It is a US and Canadian celebration, how can that affect EU buyers and contributors. There is a big world out there.
I have no Thanksgiving images and my sales are just a bit down from last month but we still have a few days. Also, I have 68.66% US sales (in commission). For a better comparison, we should have access to the number of downloads too for those US sales not just the credits (without counting them one by one).
Like you said, the US market makes up nearly 70% of your sales. On some days, the US market makes up over 90% of my sales. If the biggest market is on holiday, it would only make sense if the sales are down from the previous month.
US holiday or not, I was asking where are the sale from the rest of the world? Or why are they missing? SS is an US company too and I have sales from all over the world but hardly ever from North America.
Speculation, but it could be an accounting change rather than a change in the demographics of sales. For example sales through Adobe products maybe reported as US sales and not where the buyer is from, if Adobe products are considered a partner for accounting purposes.
That could be an explanation. It never crossed my mind but possible.
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« on: November 27, 2017, 11:26 »
What has Thanksgiving to do with this? It is a US and Canadian celebration, how can that affect EU buyers and contributors. There is a big world out there.
I have no Thanksgiving images and my sales are just a bit down from last month but we still have a few days. Also, I have 68.66% US sales (in commission). For a better comparison, we should have access to the number of downloads too for those US sales not just the credits (without counting them one by one).
Like you said, the US market makes up nearly 70% of your sales. On some days, the US market makes up over 90% of my sales. If the biggest market is on holiday, it would only make sense if the sales are down from the previous month.
US holiday or not, I was asking where are the sale from the rest of the world? Or why are they missing? SS is an US company too and I have sales from all over the world but hardly ever from North America.
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« on: November 27, 2017, 11:09 »
I thought it was a rank? Doesn't that mean me vs everyone else? It's doesn't mean more downloads, or more money, it's just how many I get vs anyone else. I could be the same and they went down, or I could be the same and somebody else went up. It's only relative numbers. Did I understand that? You can guess I don't care about rank, I care about dollars. My dollars have been up since Adobe bought FT. I don't know what my rank was, I didn't take reports or copy.
Correct. It is compared to everyone else, and the positions don't really matter other than curiosity.
That's correct, rank shows someone's position compared to others but if someone would pay attention to what I said, it were clear that I was not talking about the rank itself as a measure of comparison. I was talking about the relationship between overall rank and weekly rank of a single person, no matter what the numbers are. Overall is relatively constant until you upload a huge number of new images, at least in my case. Weekly rank on the other hand is variable depending on sales so yes, this means money. I hope I was not too mathematical for those few here who don't know math, but it is easier for me to describe an abstract notion in English this way.
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« on: November 26, 2017, 16:57 »
Well, we got sidetracked a little from my question but thank you all for your input.
I know nobody can answer my question out of his head. I was hoping that there is someone out there who was doing, by chance, the same analysis I did.
I am not comparing SS with FT/AS. We all know that what is a bestseller at one of them, doesn't sell at the other or is not even accepted at the other.
Ft was my best in old times but the two were always very close to each other (for me). Since the merge FT declined and SS took up.
This month, accidentally FT was with ~ 20% better than SS for me but not because FT did so good but because I had a terrible November on SS, during the system change sales practically dried up for a week or so.
@Jo Ann, thanks, I know your situation but I am talking about a longer period than 11 month. In your situation things can only go forwards, you are probably still uploading a lot while I do it once in a while after the decline confirmed by so many people.
I can imagine though that some people are still doing well, it was never the same for everyone.
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« on: November 26, 2017, 12:18 »
People see patterns everywhere. The first couple of notes in Beethoven's Fifth Symphony correspond exactly with my monthly revenue fluctations, something's fishy here!
Whether you agree with it or not, mathematics discovers and explains abstract patterns or regularities of all kinds. Why would that be impossible where AI is involved? Just saying.
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« on: November 26, 2017, 11:21 »
I am not sure i understand. 
First, I am very far from your results and with such high numbers I don't think you can even notice what I am talking about. I am sorry, I don't know how to explain it more clearly but I'll try. First, my weekly download number dropped to what was my daily download number, after AS. That is not the point here but because of that it was easier to follow what happens. Here is an example: Let's say my average max.download number for one week is 50. During one week I may get some downloads (not much) and with the weekend 0 days it drops to 30 till the end of the week. Then I get loads of downloads all the sudden until my weekly dl number is back to 50 but then it stops again. This cycle repeats itself with very few +- difference. It could be just a coincidence, that's why I was curious if someone else sees the same thing.
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« on: November 26, 2017, 10:39 »
I noticed a changed relationship between weekly position and overall position compared to what it was 1-2 years earlier.
It seems like my weekly position is tailored to be equal with my overall (it was much higher earlier) and the download number is dependent of this number. Each time my download number (weekly position) drops, I begin to get dls one after the other but it stops once the two positions are ~ equal (+-). This pattern repeats itself as soon as my download number (weekly position) drops but no dls in between.
To put it simple, it looks like for a certain overall rank I deserve a given number of downloads, not more, not less.
I am not sure if I described this as I wanted but I am curious if someone else is seeing the same pattern.
Thanks.
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« on: November 26, 2017, 10:03 »
The sales reporting is fine. Im heading toward my BME at FT/AS. Check your weekly rankings to see if where you are compared to previous weeks. If you didnt have any Thanksgiving content, sales will mostly go down for you a bit during the last half of November.
What has Thanksgiving to do with this? It is a US and Canadian celebration, how can that affect EU buyers and contributors. There is a big world out there. I have no Thanksgiving images and my sales are just a bit down from last month but we still have a few days. Also, I have 68.66% US sales (in commission). For a better comparison, we should have access to the number of downloads too for those US sales not just the credits (without counting them one by one).
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« on: November 22, 2017, 16:16 »
Was it fixed finally?
Not yet. No word from support after that email and it didn't autofix either.
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« on: November 16, 2017, 05:12 »
Still not updated. I contacted support and got an answer in a few hours:
Thank you for informing us of the matter.
We'll notify our IT team to look into it and the issue should be resolved within the next week.
At least their support team answers to our emails.
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« on: November 15, 2017, 04:16 »
Delay in computing, it will correct itself.
Thank you, that would be nice.
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« on: November 15, 2017, 02:23 »
Can anyone enlighten me how could this happen?
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« on: November 11, 2017, 07:50 »
Is anyone else getting late sales? For a few days now I've been getting little sales in the day then 12pm comes and I go to bed. When I wake in the morning quite a few sales have been added to the previous days account. It's like they can't figure out what sold until a certain time and then add it to the previous day or something? Never had that before and with the site restructure I'm assuming that it's all related?
If you are in EU or further to est from the US than it is true. I noticed that when US is asleap, I have downloads but as soon as SS team starts working and the moderators show up on forums, nothing happens. That timefarme is late afternoon till late night for me, after that I get some downloads again. It could be a coincident though.
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« on: November 11, 2017, 07:09 »
In other news, my new images are selling like hotcakes on Adobe but buried under mountains of nearly identical illos on SS. No sales there at all. Adobe is quickly becoming the new SS, and SS is on its way to iStockville.
I see the same trend too, at least two other agencies, FT and 123 are galloping while SS is dead.
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« on: November 11, 2017, 06:57 »
These last three days since they are toying with the new system my sales are down to almost nothing. It will be a very slow month if they continue doing this.
Sorry, what system are you talking about?
The new submission page and all the bugs it is causing.
I don't know anything about it, as I have moved to London, so been out of the loop for more than a week. Can anybody explain me in detail? Thanks
There is plenty of detail here: https://forums.submit.shutterstock.com/topic/92209-coming-soon-our-new-content-editor/Pull up a chair and take some popcorn too.
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« on: November 11, 2017, 03:15 »
These last three days since they are toying with the new system my sales are down to almost nothing. It will be a very slow month if they continue doing this.
Sorry, what system are you talking about?
The new submission page and all the bugs it is causing.
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« on: November 11, 2017, 03:11 »
Everything is absolutely normal right now, DLs come, they go, one day slow the next I get 15 ODs.
It might be normal for you, you are lucky. My sales are down to nothing starting from the middle of this week but I see a huge shift towards other two agencies. I wonder what is the buyers experience these days?
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« on: November 10, 2017, 15:32 »
I haven't seen many of these, that's for sure. I am glad that it's not from DT, they would take it back the next day. I just got two customer refund emails yesterday.
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« on: November 10, 2017, 13:26 »
Somewhere in a thread here Mat confirmed that the odd amounts at higher than normal rates were from custom deals from large customers. I've had some around $5.xx. I don't know what the range of royalties is.
Thanks Jo Ann. I am just silver, but what surprised me was that it is a subscription sale, not credit. Anyway, it is welcome, it compensates for the huge drop at SS since they are toying with the system.
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