Quote - On the other hand, if Renderosity can charge Publishers Clearinghouse $100 for a banner run (as an example), this could be more money than they could make on a $15 exclusive "wood furniture pack". In this case, it would be financally smarter to get the $100 fee instead of relying on a visitor clicking on the banner and purchasing the "wood furniture pack".
But, even though this may be financially smarter, how much does it cost in reputation, as more merchant banners are replaced by paying, corporate "spam" banners (as other people put it).

which (in my line of reasoning anyway) is a strong argument for renderosity finally starting to filter its product submissions a little. perhaps if most products in the MP were more marketable then they wouldnt need to outsource banner ads. noone will buy a "high-res morphing paper towel holder for poser" no matter how many banner ads it has.

(i just wrote a massive rant on this but i realise that it belongs in its own little thread so im cutting that part out and posting it in the merchant forum instead.)