it's not going to directly keep me from the marketplace. it's more that, unlike many i'm sure, i actually frequented the product showcase, which led me to products in the marketplace. also, frankly, as all department stores know, the more you spend time around stuff the more likely you are to buy it (that's the strategy behind the non-standard sizing of women's clothes- you have to try them on, spend more time in the store, yada yada yada). my browsing path throughout the day used to be poser forum > product showcase > marketplace > gallery. since i'm being driven to other sites at that first step, i doubt i'll end up in the marketplace as frequently and therefore buy less if at all. and know about less in the future, because i'm probably going to miss out on the product showcase gallery as well. again this is neither logical nor intentional. i'm just not planning on forcing myself to go to the marketplace whose design i dislike (see above about personal prefs and add the inability to add merchants to my favorites list). and since all the other sites i now like better have their own stores and various storewide incentives...