It seems to me as though the reason many of the textures went to the marketplace is the increased cost of making them. First, you need advanced photographic equipment and then you might have to pay a model to obtain his skin texture. It's not as though the quality of figure textures is on the same level as when they were being giving out freely. As far as freestuff goes. If it's not something that I want then I don't download it. Simple as that. But this does not detract from the fact that someone put a lot of effort into making the item. Yes, there are a few things in the marketplace that are a bit out of place. There also are packages sold separately that should be condensed to make it easier for the buyer. But these are only a few things in the grand scheme of what's available. I agree wholeheartedly about market consolidation. Newbies and hobbyist are the least likely to search for different stores. Heck, I don't know all the stores poser stuff is sold on, some of them are major ones too. Realistically, there would still be a few stores left so that DAZ wouldn't have a complete monopoly. Another problem is advertising. People got so upset when content providers showed WIP in the poser forum. But a lot of these merchants were also freestuff providers. By the same token, a lot of the people who were angry in the first place were other merchants who felt the posting merchant was getting more publicity. Maybe this is due to a bit of competitiveness at R'osity which you can see just by looking at the forums and the gallery.