But what does the photo of dentures have to do ith the 3 sold photos of tissue?

that one was sold 15 times, its just another example

OK, after reading the Fotolia price page 7 times, I think I've got it now :
 
Fotolia uses the word "minimum" price but really means the "standard" price = 1-3-5-7-8-10$
An image starts at the minimum/standard price (unless you're Emerald or higher, then you can double it from the start).

Let's call the lowest price (1-2-3-4-5-6) the "bottom price" :

A minimum/standard priced image only goes down to the bottom price if it did not sell at all in 24 months.
It needs 3 sales in 24 months to go back to minimum/standard price automatically.
(So this means that even seasonal photos still make a chance)
 
As for Emeralds or higher, who set their starting price at 2-6-10-14-16-20$ from the beginning :
If the image has not sold in 6 months at all, the price goes to minimum/standard price (not to the bottom price).
If it does not sell at all for 24 months, it will go to bottom price.
It needs 3 sales in 24 months to go back to minimum/standard price automatically.
It needs 3 sales in 6 months for the Emerald contributors (or higher) to be able to raise/double the price manually again.
 
(side note :  what's worse :  Fotolia setting non-sellers at bottom price after 24 months, or Dreamstime asking us to choose between "giving away for free" or deleting the image after 36 months?)

It needs 3 sales in 24 months to go back to minimum/standard price automatically.
(So this means that even seasonal photos still make a chance)

this isn't happening, if that is true there is a bug affecting thousands of files

I looked up one of my best sellers on FT (hundreds of DL's) and it is nowhere to be found...buried in the doldrums to get it priced lower. I looked it up in my port and low and behold, the highest price was reset from 100 credits to 50.  What a bunch of greedy sponges over at FT.....and when I say FT I mean FOTOLIA!! I hope they fold soon, we can start an FUFT thread:) 

OK, after reading the Fotolia price page 7 times, I think I've got it now :
 
Fotolia uses the word "minimum" price but really means the "standard" price = 1-3-5-7-8-10$
An image starts at the minimum/standard price (unless you're Emerald or higher, then you can double it from the start).

Let's call the lowest price (1-2-3-4-5-6) the "bottom price" :

A minimum/standard priced image only goes down to the bottom price if it did not sell at all in 24 months.
It needs 3 sales in 24 months to go back to minimum/standard price automatically.
(So this means that even seasonal photos still make a chance)
 
As for Emeralds or higher, who set their starting price at 2-6-10-14-16-20$ from the beginning :
If the image has not sold in 6 months at all, the price goes to minimum/standard price (not to the bottom price).
If it does not sell at all for 24 months, it will go to bottom price.
It needs 3 sales in 24 months to go back to minimum/standard price automatically.
It needs 3 sales in 6 months for the Emerald contributors (or higher) to be able to raise/double the price manually again.
 
(side note :  what's worse :  Fotolia setting non-sellers at bottom price after 24 months, or Dreamstime asking us to choose between "giving away for free" or deleting the image after 36 months?)

I have to admit after reading this thread my head was spinning.  Thanks, Anyka, for giving a clear, understandable explanation

Did they give up on this notion?  It dawned on me that commissions still look "normal" and even old files the never sold are at the normal price.

Did they give up on this notion?  It dawned on me that commissions still look "normal" and even old files the never sold are at the normal price.

no, still on

Old thread alert, but:

Did FT do away with those reduced prices for unsold content?
Today I had a first time sale of an old image (uploaded five years ago), and it sold for 6 credits for M size (that's the standard after their recent price changes).
Looking at other old images with zero sales the reduced pricing (1-2-3-4-5-6) does not seem to exist any more...

I had sales that were at 1 credit base as recently as this morning.

Very good to know Dirk.  I guess because both price changes happened at the same time I didnt remember there was a difference.  Any improvement in fotolia pricing is welcome news. Maybe they will eventually stop downgrading two credit files.  The lower prices never resulted in higher sales for me.  Quite the opposite.