Question about Amazon pay structure...

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   Lily Roseposted 13 years ago

   Okay, I just checked my Amazon report and it indicates that the total number of items shipped is 115.  On the next line it says that I can increase my referral rate to 7% by referring one more item.
   
   The Performance Fee Structure indicates that 7% starts at 111 items.  Why, then, is it saying that I won't get 7% until item 116??  The only thing I can think of is that maybe 5 of the items shipped were from orders actually placed in September - could that be the reason?  If so, I didn't think it worked that way - I thought it was simply based on the number of items shipped in the given month...
   
   Anyone have any answer or insight on this??
   
   Dang, I tried to input the fee structure chart here, but I can't seem to figure out how!

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      SiddSinghposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Did you "carry forward" some items from the last month - ordered but not shipped? That will account for the difference.

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         Lily Roseposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Apparently you didn't read my whole post (not trying to be a smart-ass) because I did say that maybe that was the reason but I couldn't find anywhere where it says that and it wouldn't seem fair.  I thought that the commission rate is determined by the number of items shipped in a given month irrespective of when it was ordered...
         
         (is irrespective a word? It sure sounds right!)

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            SiddSinghposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            Mea culpa
            
            
            
            
            I had the same issue - 3 items carried forward from last month - 113 items shipped this month, I still needed to refer one more item for 7%. The only explanation seemed to be those three items ordered last month but shipped this month.

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   Mikeydoesposted 13 years ago

   Sounds like you are on to something, you better call them in and get your money! Thats all it comes down to, to me.

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   Lily Roseposted 13 years ago

   Yup - I did post the question on the Associate discussion boards and I sent an email to Amazon's Customer Service asking them as well...now it's a waiting game.  Hopefully they will be better at responding to Assocoates than they are to normal "members" - when someone hacked my Amazon account two months ago I could not get anyone from Amazon to contact me after repeated attempts - shame!

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      prettydarkhorseposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Hi Lily Rose..morning. My referral rate is 6 percent and I need to refer 13 more so that it will be 6.5 it said. I can't help you with the prob, sorry. I hope you sorted out that prob sooner Lily and Congrats for the amazon sales!

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   thisisoliposted 13 years ago

   Mine is showing the same actually, maybe they have just changed the structure a little.  It's kind of messed up but the good news is you should be able to make the last sale you need before month end.
   
   I sold 15 items yesterday so I'm waiting for the shipped items to sail past that mark right now!

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   Lily Roseposted 13 years ago

   Hey Oli!  If they changed teh fee structure without telling us or even updating it on their site, that's f**ked up!  If that's the case I will be upset...
   
   I sold 12 things yesterday, so at least one of them better be shipped today to get me that 7% - this will be my first 7% month!!

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   lakeerieartistsposted 13 years ago

   Lily Rose, percentages and payouts are based on what ships, not what is ordered.  How many items have shipped?

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      Lily Roseposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      That's what I thought, too, but I didn't get bumped up to 7% until item #116 was shipped.  No answer from Amazon, of course, but the good new is that with the items that shipped yesterday I made the 7% threshold anyway...

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   Ign Andyposted 13 years ago

   Hi Lily,
   The best thing to find out is to email them and since you already did, so wait and see. I already pass 115 mark so and I can't remember when they adjust my fee structure to 7% so I can't help you.

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   lakeerieartistsposted 13 years ago

   Very cool, sounds like a weird glitch.  At least you don't have to worry about fighting to get the correct percentage in your payout.  I am not quite to 7% myself, but finding my sales inching closer every month. 

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   IzzyMposted 13 years ago

   I've had 93 items shipped this month, and it is telling me I must refer another 19 items to get 7%....which is what? 112?
   Not going to make it even if they ship all the other items ordered this month tomorrow
   So close....yet so far!
   I don't understand what they are doing then when yours said 115+ before it went up to 7%.

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