They can seem expensive... ... but time is money. I prefer to make my own... but like FyreSpyrit, Marque, Queri, Eric... generally start with a stock pose and re-jig until it looks absolutely nothing like the original. In fact it's usually completely different. This is nice, as I can can use a stock P4 pose on Vicky/Steph and spend hours tweaking until it looks how I want. Starting from scratch can be a little unpleasant... But I've never bought poses and don't intend to start now! Howard:)