My blunder, I'm afraid STORM. I'd mistakenly got the impression from another thread that you were admin here, and were speaking as such when you started this thread. In the light of my new information, I apologise and withdraw the term 'outrageous'. I replace it with 'misguided', but without the 'borderline' prefix. :-) You seem to have developed a selective memory when you imply that this thread has somehow been turned away from an alleged simple subject of the pricing structure for Zygote's Victoria model. In your original post, you wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> ...I can't help comparing and contrasting the wonderful reception all of this is getting here (not to mention the huge amount of free sales publicity for Zygote) with some of the critical threads on fellow Artists from this community selling their stuff in the Renderosity Online Store. Here we are questioning and debating the morality of commercialism and its effect on Free Stuff and this Place or even if the Store should be here at all?... ...What I just don't understand are the completely contrasting reactions (my own included when I questioned commission levels) to the Online Store and to Victoria... <<<<<<<<<<< You started it! You chose to make the comparison, and that's what I addressed that in my first post. Other mention was made of Zygote vs Renderosity Online Store: Bast wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> Competition is good. The store we are making will give Zygote a run for their money. <<<<<<<<<<<< My post also refered to this. Fair competition is good, but I don't believe the store is fair competition. As for Vickie's pricing, well I can only conclude that you haven't got much of a clue about what's involved in creating a figure from scratch, or about the balancing act involved in marketing a product. Nor has Bast, for she is utterly deluded that what she makes is remotely comparible to Zygote's creations (it is Zygote's creation, LOL). Zygote's operation is professional and upfront. The Renderosity Online Store is amatuerish buggering about in comparison, and if it was fairly competing on a level playing field, I can't think that Zygote would do anything other than smile.