I had 2 bids and one sale in August with a very small port, and received both emails for the bids and sale.
I continue to build my portfolio on CC because I strongly believe in the concept.
CC is different from other microstocks and I like the relation between the team and contributors.

Do you really think that JI agenda is the success of microstocks and contributors...
They just buy ms to rescue their business.

Quote from: southmind on August 11, 2008, 05:59
With FT I "win" 0,2573 euros for an L size and with StockXpert at any size 0,1948 euro.
And now we must give our ELs for this price

I agree with the first part (in your case, with the European FT), but you can simply opt-out as I did, and not only you won't make your photos available so cheaply, but also you don't have to sell them at Photos.com.

I simply like the fact that StockXpert let the decision in my hands.  FT, DT and others don't.
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Hi Adelaide,

In fact, my confidence in JI continuously dropped during the past year.
They did everything to stop the progression of StockXpert (lack of inspectors, time of review of more than one month, no change in the user interface, stupid review rules not compatible with the market, etc...). They changed recently but their target was to transfer our pics on photos.com.
They want to sell our photos  for nothing (at subs) and opting out will not help us in the future because this is simply not the scheme of their business.
I feel bad with StockXpert since several months and now, I know why...
I am very sorry for StockXpert , because I thought that this site could become one of best.
But I don't want to take part to the race to the bottom of Jupiter Image.
There are tons of Microstock sites where we can propose our pic for a decent price.
Regards

@Adelaide

Here are my maths :

FT give me 0,31 cr for a sub (L Size).  I translate  this credit in Euros : 0,31 * 0,83 = 0,2573 euros.

StockXpert give me 0,30 $ for a sub. I translate in Euros : 0,30 / 1.54 = 0,1948 euros.

With FT I "win" 0,2573 euros for an L size and with StockXpert at any size 0,1948 euro.
And now we must give our ELs for this price
This is not acceptable.

Sorry Adelaide but FT limits the size and the licenses of subs.
More, I can opt out of subs for all my exclusive photos.
And more again , I win 0,26 euros by subs and not 0,19 euros like StockXpert propose.
I am not for subs but the deal is far better with FT than with StockXpert.
On an other point, my sales on FT have nothing to see with my sales on StockXpert...
Subs are rares and I sell many L and XL licences and 2/3 EL's a month.
And last, even if their communication can be improved, they didn't let the admins alone during a crisis...
Really , Steve was a good admin and StockXpert a good site, but J.I destroyed all the relations with contributors.
But, everyone is free to believe what he/she wants and to continue on this new basis.
I choosed to leave StockXpert.

Don't let sell your photos for nothing.
In the next step your photos will be the property of Jupiter Image with no possibility to op "out".
Don't forget the way they tried to impose their "deal" : the lack of information and the holidays time, when almost of the contributors are in vacation. (and with a very short reply time)
How can you still be confident with this company

I agree 100%

I opted-out , not from subs but from StockXpert...
I don't need to lose more time with the stupidities of J.I.
Now, they can decide what they want, I just dont care.
There are so many stock sites... WE HAVE the choice.
My main site are IS, FT, DT , nothing to see with the mess of J.I
Too many days lost with this company, it is time to go.
They will not decide for me.

Great shots to all.

Quote from: ironarrow on August 06, 2008, 22:11
I have opted out from subs at StockXpert as soon as I heard this photos.com thing..

Just give it a try everyone and never look back.. You deserve better treatment.. Don't be after a few bucks you will make from subs, think about your future.. by supporting this you are insulting your own future..

What's next? Images for 0.1 cent??? Or for free??!! Crazy.. I would rather see StockXpert sink and all our customers at StockXpert go elsewhere.. I don't mind this at all.. I am on all major sites and don't care where the money comes from, as long as it comes in a deserved way..

Don't worry, you won't lose anything if StockXpert sinks.. Designers still need images and they will go to another agency.. so, They will still come to you.. They need you..

For your own future at stock people.. opt-out from the subs.. if they make it impossible to opt-out then I am opting out from StockXpert as well..

Save your future, not StockXpert..

Quote from: dnavarrojr on August 05, 2008, 02:44
Well, they'll keep their low commissions but at least they will keep the opt-out in place.

For those that pre-maturely deleted your portfolios... any regrets for lack of patience?

Absolutely not. I am glad to have removed my portfolio from this mess.
It surely will not count for StockXpert and JI, but I can't accept their deal and the way they do business. I am sure now  there is a lack of confidence in this company, like we can see in the stock exchange curves. The market is always right.
I can't understand how you can do business with the same photos at differents prices on different sites. Opt-out doesn't help at all, because they see the market with an "all at 0.30$" slogan.
So they certainly will advantage "the opt-in" sales in the next few months. As I work with other sites, I don't want to kill my business because of J.I.

So No regret to leave. Just a regret to see StockXpert , which was a good site, canibalized by J.I

Humm,

I cannot say the FT communication is very open but,
FT didn't want to sell our ELs licenses for 0.30 $.
Plus you can opt-out for subscription for exclusive photos and they don't replace our copyright by their.
They didn't install their subscription process during summer holidays, when everybody is out.
So, even if all is not perfect, we are very far from the behavior of Jupiter Image.

I wonder how you can still trust Jupiter Image...
They did partial communication (hidding some "details" ) during the summer times with a very short decision time . They threat the entire microstock business in providing our photos for nothing and they don't care of their contributor.
If you find that "encouraging", well we do not share the same position...

Apologies or not, it will change nothing. I cannot work with somebody who tries to steal me.
I am really sorry for StockXpert , because it was a good site, but Jupiter Image... I prefer not to write what I think of them.

Quote from: kgtoh on August 02, 2008, 19:48
Anybody know if there's a procedure to disable your portfolio?

It seems somehow less emotionally impacting.
"I'm not breaking up with you, it's just that we should maybe start seeing other people."

The problem occured as soon as Jupiter Image owned StockXpert.
StockXpert was a good site before J.I.
J.I changed a lot of things and I am tired by their behavior.
It is why I immediatly deleted my portfolio after the announce of this "marvelous" deal...

Quote from: vphoto on August 02, 2008, 17:40
what is the procedure for removing?

You just have t select your pics an chose the delete button. Page after page.
Photos will continue to appear for a while but download is not allowed.

Quote from: gostwyck on August 02, 2008, 14:49

Quote from: vphoto on August 02, 2008, 11:31
deleting my StockXpert portfolio is firmly on my mind.

Same here to be honest __ whatever happens next.

The management team at StockXpert have let us down like a cheap pair of tights.

I removed it yesterday. Enough is enough. Jupiter Image has totally destroyed StockXpert.