Quote from Tom_133317 on Apr 14th, 2010, 12:30am:Is this an agreement for sales of 5x7 paper greeting cards only, exactly as printed by the fulfillment partner, but sold to the 3rd party who then resells it in combination with their own value-added offerings (such as gift cards)?
If yes, then can we assume the Artist commission table in our license with GCU will be honored, with the price per card representing the wholesale prices paid by the 3rd party?
It is possible and even likely that terms with each partner may differ based on earnings, products (paper card vs ecards) & even printing partner. This is a blanket setting to indicate participation in all third party sales partnerships that we may engage in.
Indicated by this statement in the setting:
I understand that my per card earnings may differ from per card earnings of sales on GCU and on GCU related properties.
And this in the ? rollover:
Your cards may be offered for sale on third party websites and properties. Details for each third party partnership will likely differ in respect to the products offered (paper greeting cards and/or electronic greeting cards) and artists' per card earnings. GCU will scrutinize each partner to insure reputable and quality business practices in the best interests of both GCU and our artist community.
The current opportunity on the table (gift card partner) is for 5x7 paper cards printed by the 3rd party (not our printing partner) with earnings stated in the original post as "they will pay GCU 50 cents for each card sold of which will be split 50/50 between GCU and artist. Each party will earn 25 cents per card sold."
So to answer your question, no it is not safe to assume that the Artist commission table in our license with GCU will be honored, with the price per card representing the wholesale prices paid by the 3rd party. Actually it might be more prudent to assume that artists' earnings on third party sales will be less than the standard GCU rates. That is the major reason for this new setting.
Overall GCU will always try to secure the best deal possible and plans to split the earnings 50/50 with the artist.