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OK,
I've bought a couple images in the last 5 years, (a little over 3 million)
My take
1. Supply and demand - 5 years ago there were half a dozen places to buy content, today there are hundreds.
There is always someone willng to give it to you for less, and lets be honest, there is not a whole hell of a lot of difference between most quality shooters (I leave clearing houses out of this as they are a different story altogether) A guy paying LA rates for a blonde with big tits can't possible sell for the same amount a guy in the Czech Repuplic can, the guy in LA is paying 10 times the dollars to the model (yes you are being outsourced overseas)
2. Photographers selling their work to every schmuck with a paypal account, having it on every TGP on the planet simply makes it much less valuable to a paysite owner.
3. Content is only as valuable as the return people can get from the sites.
Take the free stuff away (or limit what is available) more pople will buy, webmasters will make more money, paysite owners will increase profits, they in turn will buy more content AND pay a higher price for it since they will see the investment pay off
Sand is not very valuable in the desert, and that is the market content providers are in.
That being said, I am looking to set up monthly deals for supplying photos and videos.
I allready get more "filler" content than I can stomach, so if you are looking to resell someone else stuff don't bother.
I wan't stuff that is not sold on the open market, preferable licensed for use only in paysites, video and stills of the same models, and professional quality, if you are giving the local strippers 100 bucks to come over and suck your dick while you film it I am not interested.
I have deals in place with Wanton Girls, Max Candy, SDE Content, Gecko, and putting the final touches on a deal with Greg Gregory.
Will buy exclusive where it fits and the numbers justify the expense.
Paul Markum, you should email me, I have bought from you in the past and I think we could probably set up a monthly deal that is good for both of us.
jeff at offendale dot com
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