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  • Libertine
    sex dwarf
    • May 2002
    • 17860
    #1

    Affiliate program pays you too much... what do you do?

    Some company just wired me a few thousand dollars more than they were supposed to, so naturally, I contacted an affiliate manager about it.

    I was talking about it with a friend, though, and he basically called me crazy for letting them know. He figured it was their problem, and theirs to notice.

    Me, I prefer honesty.

    So what about you? Would you or wouldn't you let them know?
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    • Chris
      Too lazy to set a custom title
      • May 2003
      • 27880
      #2
      honestly is the best policy or osmething like that right?
      but atleast you let them know =) maybe they will be nice and let you keep some of it if you wire a bulk back
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        • Kristian
          Confirmed User
          • Aug 2003
          • 3733
          #3
          Same happened to be a couple of times. I told them. I prefer honesty too. And, from a business stand-point, a few thousand might seem good, but it's nothing compared to what you get when a sponsor trusts and respects you and your business.

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            • jakethedog
              Confirmed User
              • Jun 2004
              • 2497
              #4
              props for being honest .. I am sure some wouldn't ..
              No sig .. just me

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                • brand0n
                  been very busy
                  • Nov 2002
                  • 26983
                  #5
                  i honestly dont know.

                  id like to think that i would return it, and all that, but i know me, and my inner me is yelling "NO THE FUCK YOU WOULDNT"
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                    • mrwilson
                      mrwilson 2.0
                      • Jul 2007
                      • 5122
                      #6
                      Best to be honest, last thing you want is for them to notice the mistake and ban you for taking advantage?

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                        • WiredGuy
                          Pounding Googlebot
                          • Aug 2002
                          • 34515
                          #7
                          You credit their account and they should just take off the difference in the next payout. If they don't notice, someone isn't doing their job in accounting.
                          WG
                          I play with Google.

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                            • DarkJedi
                              No Refunds Issued.
                              • Feb 2001
                              • 28301
                              #8
                              Originally posted by Chris
                              maybe they will be nice and turn off the shave feature on your account for a few days
                              Fixed for accuracy.

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                                • Libertine
                                  sex dwarf
                                  • May 2002
                                  • 17860
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by Kristian
                                  Same happened to be a couple of times. I told them. I prefer honesty too. And, from a business stand-point, a few thousand might seem good, but it's nothing compared to what you get when a sponsor trusts and respects you and your business.
                                  In fairness, this sponsor paid me over $100k over the past few years, so from a business standpoint, staying friendly with them is definitely better.
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                                    • Fat Panda
                                      Porn is Dead. Move along.
                                      • Aug 2006
                                      • 13296
                                      #10
                                      props...honesty always

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                                        • Violetta
                                          Affiliate
                                          • Jul 2004
                                          • 28735
                                          #11
                                          90% of gfy'ers wouldn say a thing!
                                          M&A Queen

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                                            • Libertine
                                              sex dwarf
                                              • May 2002
                                              • 17860
                                              #12
                                              Follow-up: just got an email back. Apparently, the money was mine after all.

                                              I really should spend some more time on my financial administration
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                                                • Tjeezers
                                                  Webmaster
                                                  • Mar 2007
                                                  • 16603
                                                  #13
                                                  3 times i got paid to much, i paid back on wire to get clean
                                                  It is more then fucking normal to pay back the 'to much' payment.
                                                  if you think that it is not normal, then your not a business men.

                                                  Everyone in my surrounding called me a fool, but those who say do not make a dime, thats why they say it

                                                  Getting to much paid is not a gift, it is a mistake.
                                                  What would you demand from your affiliates when you make this overpayment mistake? Honesty? Indeed... Karma men..karma...

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                                                    • pornjudge
                                                      So Fucking Banned
                                                      • Jun 2002
                                                      • 2214
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by Libertine
                                                      Some company just wired me a few thousand dollars more than they were supposed to, so naturally, I contacted an affiliate manager about it.

                                                      I was talking about it with a friend, though, and he basically called me crazy for letting them know. He figured it was their problem, and theirs to notice.

                                                      Me, I prefer honesty.

                                                      So what about you? Would you or wouldn't you let them know?
                                                      LOL, that happened to me with epassporte;) cashmaniacs deposited like 1300.00 in my account once, I really thought WOW what a big bonus I got. I left it there until cashmaniacs convinced epassporte to debit my account to is without my knowledge;) Way to go epass...

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                                                        • Libertine
                                                          sex dwarf
                                                          • May 2002
                                                          • 17860
                                                          #15
                                                          Originally posted by Sex2Have
                                                          3 times i got paid to much, i paid back on wire to get clean
                                                          It is more then fucking normal to pay back the 'to much' payment.
                                                          if you think that it is not normal, then your not a business men.

                                                          Everyone in my surrounding called me a fool, but those who say do not make a dime, thats why they say it

                                                          Getting to much paid is not a gift, it is a mistake.
                                                          What would you demand from your affiliates when you make this overpayment mistake? Honesty? Indeed... Karma men..karma...
                                                          I fully agree with you.

                                                          Frankly, it kinda baffles me that people would see it differently.
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                                                            • notime
                                                              Confirmed User
                                                              • Jun 2003
                                                              • 8027
                                                              #16
                                                              Originally posted by Libertine
                                                              Some company just wired me a few thousand dollars more than they were supposed to, so naturally, I contacted an affiliate manager about it.

                                                              I was talking about it with a friend, though, and he basically called me crazy for letting them know. He figured it was their problem, and theirs to notice.

                                                              Me, I prefer honesty.

                                                              So what about you? Would you or wouldn't you let them know?
                                                              yes, I would. A client paid me 13K too much last month. I mailed him right away and he was happy with that info. Honesty makes good future bizz instead of quick $

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                                                                • woj
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                                                                  • Jul 2002
                                                                  • 47880
                                                                  #17
                                                                  What if it was some non adult sponsor and little more $$ was on the line? lets say google adsense, instead of getting 5k wire, someone fucked things up, and you got 50k wire instead?
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                                                                    • u-Bob
                                                                      there's no $$$ in porn
                                                                      • Jul 2005
                                                                      • 33063
                                                                      #18
                                                                      Had this happen to me once... small amount though. They accidentally paid me twice, so i refunded them (using epass).

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                                                                        • NicAngel
                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                          • Jun 2008
                                                                          • 817
                                                                          #19
                                                                          kudos to you. what comes around goes around. now you will get something good in return for being honest. so next time it happens...don't say anything. hmmm......huh?
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                                                                            • lesbodojo
                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                              • Sep 2003
                                                                              • 2839
                                                                              #20
                                                                              I bet that sponsor respects you a lot for your decision. Nicely handled.
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                                                                                • BradM
                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                  • Dec 2003
                                                                                  • 3397
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  I am a FIRM believer in karma and honesty. There's no doubt I would tell them.

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                                                                                    • HomerSimpson
                                                                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                      • Sep 2005
                                                                                      • 13826
                                                                                      #22
                                                                                      Originally posted by lesbodojo
                                                                                      I bet that sponsor respects you a lot for your decision. Nicely handled.
                                                                                      I agree...
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                                                                                        • Libertine
                                                                                          sex dwarf
                                                                                          • May 2002
                                                                                          • 17860
                                                                                          #23
                                                                                          Originally posted by woj
                                                                                          What if it was some non adult sponsor and little more $$ was on the line? lets say google adsense, instead of getting 5k wire, someone fucked things up, and you got 50k wire instead?
                                                                                          Personally, I'd only stay silent if it was a truly negligible amount (because I wouldn't notice), or if it was the government.
                                                                                          /(bb|[^b]{2})/

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                                                                                            • RogerV
                                                                                              Banned!
                                                                                              • Jul 2002
                                                                                              • 12591
                                                                                              #24
                                                                                              Nice to see some straight up people. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu4NcgQZucE

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                                                                                                • notime
                                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                                  • Jun 2003
                                                                                                  • 8027
                                                                                                  #25
                                                                                                  Originally posted by Libertine
                                                                                                  Personally, I'd only stay silent if it was a truly negligible amount (because I wouldn't notice), or if it was the government.
                                                                                                  Government; I paid my profit taxes for 2006 today around noon. Spend 10 mins. before I hit the send button in internet banking. I even got my brother in there and said; "Look, this is going out today...and half is your money". But then I started thinking about hospitals, the sick, the poor, the elderly, the needing ones and I just approved all these hard earned euros by hitting the send button and start to forget the fact I just paid it instantly and get on with new exciting deals of today. My brother just replied; "At least we are making some money otherwise we would not have to pay anything."

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                                                                                                    • rowan
                                                                                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                                      • Mar 2002
                                                                                                      • 17393
                                                                                                      #26
                                                                                                      I once had a final payment (including all reserves) from a biller sent twice, in two separate wires. I could have walked away since I wasn't due to receive any further $ from them, and I was in a different country which would make collection difficult... but I did the right thing and returned the second wire. :D They would have lost about $100 in fees and currency conversions but they still got back about $4k.

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                                                                                                        • SilentKnight
                                                                                                          Megan Fox's fluffer
                                                                                                          • Oct 2005
                                                                                                          • 24812
                                                                                                          #27
                                                                                                          We've had that happen once with an over-payment of $1500.

                                                                                                          I took the honest route - contacted them and notified them of their error. They told us to keep the payout and they'd deduct it from future payouts.

                                                                                                          They kept their accounting in order and made the deductions exact to the penny.

                                                                                                          Problem solved to both our satisfaction.

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                                                                                                            • WarChild
                                                                                                              Let slip the dogs of war.
                                                                                                              • Jan 2003
                                                                                                              • 17263
                                                                                                              #28
                                                                                                              I know at least one webmaster, of an older AVS system that changed his account from checks to wires, and they sent him both for more than a year. He kept every penny, and we're not talking little amounts either. Made me laugh.
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                                                                                                                • Pete-KT
                                                                                                                  Workin With The Devil
                                                                                                                  • Oct 2004
                                                                                                                  • 51532
                                                                                                                  #29
                                                                                                                  Tell them and they might let you keep it for being honest

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                                                                                                                    • klaze
                                                                                                                      So Fucking Banned
                                                                                                                      • May 2008
                                                                                                                      • 2167
                                                                                                                      #30
                                                                                                                      I would never keep money sent to me on mistake..

                                                                                                                      I'd feel extremely guilty and how do I know they won't come looking for the money later.

                                                                                                                      I don't want to be responsible for anything...

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                                                                                                                        • Tjeezers
                                                                                                                          Webmaster
                                                                                                                          • Mar 2007
                                                                                                                          • 16603
                                                                                                                          #31
                                                                                                                          Originally posted by Pete-KT
                                                                                                                          Tell them and they might let you keep it for being honest
                                                                                                                          .......and they do deduct from your stats... You think there is 1 sponsor in this industry who MIGHT do what you think they MIGHT do when you come forward. I run 10 years and what you think MIGHT happen is NOT going to happen. When it comes down to numbers and money....... brrrr you ever thought about thinking before posting this?

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                                                                                                                            • The Duck
                                                                                                                              Adult Content Provider
                                                                                                                              • May 2005
                                                                                                                              • 18243
                                                                                                                              #32
                                                                                                                              One time someone completely randomly wired $30K to my bank account. Not long after I got a call from the bank saying there had been a problem and they had to move the money back, so they did.
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                                                                                                                                • rowan
                                                                                                                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                                                                  • Mar 2002
                                                                                                                                  • 17393
                                                                                                                                  #33
                                                                                                                                  Originally posted by kandah
                                                                                                                                  One time someone completely randomly wired $30K to my bank account. Not long after I got a call from the bank saying there had been a problem and they had to move the money back, so they did.
                                                                                                                                  There was a story several years ago in AU where a woman suddenly had a million dollars in her account. She transferred something like $100k to another account then back to confirm it was "real" (and not just a reporting error) then contacted the bank.

                                                                                                                                  The kicker is that we had a tax on deposits at the time. I think it was only something like 0.4&#37;, but that ends up being $800 in fees because the transfers were two deposits. The bank refused to waive the fees even though it was their error that deposited the $$$ into her account in the first place, so she ended up $800 out of pocket.
                                                                                                                                  Last edited by rowan; 09-11-2008, 03:40 PM.

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                                                                                                                                    • Redmanthatcould
                                                                                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                      • Dec 2006
                                                                                                                                      • 2771
                                                                                                                                      #34
                                                                                                                                      Originally posted by rowan
                                                                                                                                      so she ended up $800 out of pocket.
                                                                                                                                      That is truly fucked up.

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                                                                                                                                        • andrej_NDC
                                                                                                                                          Registered User
                                                                                                                                          • May 2004
                                                                                                                                          • 7760
                                                                                                                                          #35
                                                                                                                                          Originally posted by Libertine
                                                                                                                                          Some company just wired me a few thousand dollars more than they were supposed to, so naturally, I contacted an affiliate manager about it.

                                                                                                                                          I was talking about it with a friend, though, and he basically called me crazy for letting them know. He figured it was their problem, and theirs to notice.

                                                                                                                                          Me, I prefer honesty.

                                                                                                                                          So what about you? Would you or wouldn't you let them know?
                                                                                                                                          You made the right thing.

                                                                                                                                          Who is the girl in your avatar?

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                                                                                                                                            • D Ghost
                                                                                                                                              null
                                                                                                                                              • May 2006
                                                                                                                                              • 9819
                                                                                                                                              #36
                                                                                                                                              honesty, you did the right thing

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                                                                                                                                                • fuzebox
                                                                                                                                                  making it rain
                                                                                                                                                  • Oct 2003
                                                                                                                                                  • 22359
                                                                                                                                                  #37
                                                                                                                                                  I'd be wary of anyone who says they wouldn't pay it back instantly. Once a thief...

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                                                                                                                                                    • Manowar
                                                                                                                                                      jellyfish  
                                                                                                                                                      • Dec 2003
                                                                                                                                                      • 71528
                                                                                                                                                      #38
                                                                                                                                                      good idea, you did it right

                                                                                                                                                      kudos

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                                                                                                                                                        • AdultB2B
                                                                                                                                                          Adult Site Broker
                                                                                                                                                          • Apr 2007
                                                                                                                                                          • 1504
                                                                                                                                                          #39
                                                                                                                                                          It's nice to see that there are still some honest people left on this earth. I believe in Karma. It will come back to you ten fold. Play the lottery!
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                                                                                                                                                            • _Richard_
                                                                                                                                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                                                                                              • Oct 2006
                                                                                                                                                              • 30989
                                                                                                                                                              #40
                                                                                                                                                              definitely would let them know.. probably show up on the next payout period anyway

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                                                                                                                                                                • dready
                                                                                                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                                                  • Oct 2002
                                                                                                                                                                  • 5247
                                                                                                                                                                  #41
                                                                                                                                                                  It's happened to me before, I told them. Better safe than sorry.
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                                                                                                                                                                    • XMaster
                                                                                                                                                                      Poker Player
                                                                                                                                                                      • Jul 2003
                                                                                                                                                                      • 2945
                                                                                                                                                                      #42
                                                                                                                                                                      If you request honesty from your sponsor, it makes sense that you're honest by your end too.
                                                                                                                                                                      still moneyhere

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                                                                                                                                                                        • NinjaSteve
                                                                                                                                                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                                                                                                          • Dec 2003
                                                                                                                                                                          • 11089
                                                                                                                                                                          #43
                                                                                                                                                                          It's all about Karma, and the action defines who you are. You did the right thing contacting them right away about an over payment.
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