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Ask HN: Skimlinks owe us $6k affiliate revenue and hasn't wire a cent in 2 years

12 points by puppymaster ↗ HN
Background: Run a social network. Been using skimlinks for outgoing links as another source of revenue

My bad: Should have noticed monthly payment stopped since 2018. A code refactor brought the issue to surface.

Their bad: We sent multiple support emails over the last three months. Even private messaged their CEO and official account on Twitter. CEO didn't respond. Official twitter gave us their standard response - "we are looking into it".

I am running out of options here. Should I file a small court claim? 6k is the ballpark amount shown on their own dashboard for payment history and affiliate cut. To their credit they did not delete those data. So the account keeps accruing revenue with no avenue to withdraw.

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Dolores12
Let them know what you gonna do and stick to the plan.
andrefuchs
I would take screenshots and backup everything as proof. Give them an ultimatum and contact a lawyer if they don't act.
puppymaster
already did. even forwarded them along in support emails/tweets. Thanks!
cpach
”Should I file a small court claim?”

I guess that’s your best bet...? AFAIK it’s not worth suing somebody for this kind of amount.

codeddesign
Small claims court - sure it is. Depending on your state lawyers may not be allowed. Which I would argue that in small claims truth would be much easier to obtain without lawyers on either side.