In order to support the artists, the site has to make money. Unless Tim Choate is independently wealthy and has the site as a tax deductible nonprofit, and the merchants have a desire to give away their works, the marketplace is necessary as a base for the art. I don't know why anyone should be snobbish about the Marketplace...many of the vendors are also fine artists in their own right and certainly they have a right (as does Renderosity owners) to earn some money for their efforts.

Message edited on: 11/15/2005 01:58