Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL


Subject: Renderosity exclusive product for 1.99$ at DAZ Platinum Club?

nwm opened this issue on Dec 10, 2003 ยท 43 posts


randym77 posted Thu, 11 December 2003 at 9:42 PM

That's very decent of you. I had a feeling you didn't know, or you'd at least have pulled the product earlier. The Platinum Club has been a bit controversial lately. Most people don't pay the full $100 to join. The initial offer was half price, I think -- $49.95. And once you're in, you can re-up at discount. ($69 or something like that.) Plus they give you $5 vouchers each month, and last month offered a $30 voucher and hundreds of dollars worth of free products for renewing. It's put a lot of downward pressure on prices, I think. So you have the "Real Deals" at RDNA, the Pro Club at PoserPros, etc. And now DAZ is buying up all this outside stuff and putting it the Platinum Club. People who bought at the higher prices naturally get really aggravated. (There was a similar brouhaha over Dark Whisper's Teresa last week.) And I have a feeling merchants who are trying to compete also get pretty aggravted. When quality stuff like your Temple Ruins or DQ's Teresa can be had for $1.99, it's hard for other merchants to charge $25 or $30 for their stuff. The Platinum Club is a great deal for us buyers, and I'm a member, but sometimes I wonder if it's good for the community in the long run. Kind of like Wal-Mart...