The original question posed by aeilkema was 'Is it just me???
The answer is no, there are 6 others of like mind in this thread - Tilandra, garblesnix, Bobbie Boucher, querie, phantast and XENOPHONZ . There are however many more people who take a different view and know how to politely accept or decline a gift.
It is interesting to note that not one of the complainers has ever posted anything free on the Renderosity freebie pages (and one of them is a broker)
I like freebies, the same as anybody else. I visited the Renderosity Xmas Freebie page and there were lots and lots of goodies - but there was nothing of interest to me personally despite the wide variety on offer. I did not however complain to anybody about that, it just would not have occurred to me.