What does the Zazzle Comp value and what does it do to our earnings ?

[Peter222]

I am very happy  that Z has made a effort to bring prices down with the Comp Value . I am wondering if we still get the same percentage of sale.      So if I make a mug and set my royalty at 5%  based on the original price, and it gets adjusted down via Comp value, do I still earn the 5% of the new price ?

If this is so then its ok to leave or Maybe raise my commision a bit, because I know it will be reduced to comp value. I see my t-shirts marked 26.00$ or whatever, and the price reduce to 21.00$ as the buyer sees it. or something along those lines

Any help, thank peter222

[ColsCreations]

Check out this recent thread. About half way down the discussion turns to "Comp Value".

[Cat · Accepted solution]

Holy Moly! I just read through that thread and my head hurts! Here's the key info that I gleaned out of it... from your comments on that post:

"All I can deduce with my own eyes is that prices have gone up 9 - 11% and while our chosen royalty rate is being applied to that higher price, the royalty calculator is still reflecting the old lower prices making it impossible to know what the list price (now labeled "Comp Value") will actually be until you publish it."

Mostly posting this here for the benefit of anyone else who is as "mathematically challenged" as I am! 😁

[Peter222]

Well thats **bleep** nice    ty for your time

[ColsCreations]

Most recent update (June 3) to that thread here.

Bottom line copied & pasted:

"From what I can see right now, June 3rd, the issue with what is shown in the royalty calculator not matching what is shown on the product pages has been fixed. For all products I checked, the "Retail price" shown in the calculator correctly matches the "Comp. value" as shown on the product pages.
"Comp. value" is just the list price, i.e, what customers would pay without any discount applied."

[Peter222]

ty much