I was about to make a purchase through their web-site, and at the checkout, I was prompted both for a phone number and an email. It further states that you shouldn't provide a "free email address" if at all possible, because this is viewed with suspicion when it comes to placing credit card offers. The reason I have a free email account (in addition to my paid, personal one) is so that I don't have to give out my personal one to vendors, and get inundated with junk. I also don't see why my phone number should be required. Hate to sound suspicious, but can others explain this practise, and also vouch for the reliability of this vendor, who appears to offer a very good product.

Attached Link: http://www.renderosity.com/homepage.ez?Who=StefyZZ

I have bought from ZetaStudios. I thought it was a bit odd myself but the transaction went through without a hitch. Products are high quality and well worth it. Higher prices than other products however the upside is also that not everyone has them so gives your art a unique quality. StefyZZ also has some products here in the marketplace if your not comfortable enough to buy directly from her web store. different products entirely. Hope that helps.

I have purchased some of Steffys textures off her website with no problem. I will likely do so again. :o)

Havent recieved any junk mail, but she will send out notices of new product releases. (very infrequently) Also, most online store require a phone number, so that in itself is not unusual.

ZetaStudios is safe. She does that to protect herself from credit card fraud.

Top notch site, go for it.

Never had any problems at all from Stefy. Very high quality textures and well worth the money if you're looking for photo realism.

Excellent site and products. Sharen

I have all of Steffy's stuff. What I got from her site I didn't have a problem with at all or from Steffy :)

I'll add my chimes in for Steffy's site. No trouble whatsoever, and she's never shared that info with anyone to my knowledge. And the quality is well worth the cost. The resolution is such that you don't need bumpmaps in most cases, and can take the texture into a graphics program, layer on tattoos or whatever, and not lose your details.

I can vouch for ZetaStudios as well. The first texture I bought there I had some problems downloading due to my browser at the time and the customer service as excellent. And her textures are second to none. Worth every penny.

I can vouch for Zeta Studios, too. I have bought two products from there. Both are excellent quality, and I have never been spammed by them.

I will also vouch for them, I have only gotten a few emails from them about new products, which I would want to check out anyway. Excellent products and great customer support. Marque

I haven't bought there, but I'm sure the reasoning has to do with chargebacks and traceable transactions in the event of them. Definite anti-fraud policy.

I've recently purchased textures from Zeta, DID use my hotmail account address and have NO complaints whatsoever. Steffy's texture maps are top notch. Rance

i purchased leo from zetastudios with no problems at all,i also used my hotmail account with no problems :)

I've had multiple purchases from Zetastudios. Not only are they some of the best textures around, Steffy is a top notch respectable merchant. I wouldn't hesitate to purchase anything from her. -jay

Had no problem at all with ZetaStudios. Purchased without a problem and high quality products. I have not purchased a lot, but was very pleased with what I did get. Free emails are often used to Spam and sometimes to defraud. I can understand why she requires a trackable email address.

but expect to be challenged in the future wheather or not your purchese is legit many refuse to do business with her bad rep...

Excellent textures, have used her site without a hitch. She's SteffyZZ here. geoegress, the trouble is that there have been quite a few instances where her textures have been slightly altered and illegaly sold by other people.

They have great stuff. I've never had a problem with ordering and would order again from them. I don't use free email addresses because that's where the junk comes from (Hotmail, Yahoo, etc.).

I have bought from there well worth the money some very good quality textures and will be purchasing again.

Re merchant asking for phone number on credit card order: that is a common request: Here is how it looks from a merchant's viewpoint: the merchant has to give the money back to the credit card company if this turns out to have been a fraudalent use of a credit card - when ordering over the internet, you aren't providing a signature, so in a sense it is amazing that credit card ordering is possible at all laugh At minimum, this means having a customer's name, address, and telephone number.