I do not care what the reasoning behind this is, in the end it is practically certain to be based on a singular idea: Make more profit. Assuming( yeah, one should never do that) that merchants will do exactly what they're supposed to be doing, namely as close to nothing as possible, all that will happen on the surface( as others pointed out already) is that promotional pictures get changed. This is my opinion, I'll listen to yours as well! Move on, merchants, go elsewhere - unless you still feel comfy here - better to end it now than to suffer more. There are LOTs of places out there to go to, and even if you do NOT like to be part of some of them, it is rather unlikely that you're on bad terms with them all. Just to name a few: 3d Commune Animotions DAZ FairyDreams Netherworks Odd Ditty Factory PoserPros Renderotica Runtime DNA My take on it - as a customer - is pretty easy: Whenever there is a product that I can buy as well outside of Renderosity I will buy it at the other location. Whenever there is a product that I do not really need I will postpone it - it may turn up elsewhere. Whenever there is a choice between similar products - I will buy the one I can get elsewhere. What does that mean ? It means I - the customer - am doing the exact opposite of what they hope to achieve, I am reducing their profit. It also means that you - the merchants reading this thread - should consider that there just might be others like me - and that you'd actually make money from me if you'd just offer your products elsewhere as well! And while we're at it, what do you - those merchants selling here - have to loose offering your products elsewhere as well apart from a little advertising preference? Yeah, you do have a bit more effort to invest to actually provide two or more sites with products and their updates and keep track of what is going on, but don't you think you'll reach more customers in the end and hence make more money yourselves? Ahww, well, enough from me, and I really hope to see some of you turning up elsewhere in the future. Kind regards.