"this thread, it seems anything priced according to the work someone puts into a model is too much.  There seems to be a strong reverse bias towards modellers here, in that modelling isn't viewed as an artform, but rather just something like being in the business of making 'supplies' for an artist."

I'm one of the few around here that views things the way they should be, imo. For me the modeler or content creator is the real artist, the user using the models or content is only a mere user, using someone elses art to create an image with it. Imo the end user doesn't create art at all, he's just using someone else's art to create an image.

*"This is contradictory to almost every other highend forum I've been too, by the way."*That's why poser is a breed apart and you only see things like this happening here. At other forums Poser users aren't viewed upon as artsts, since in truth anyone can use Poser or D/S to create an image, which most around here refer to as art. You just buy some content, add a few lights and voila you've got your own 'piece of art'. Some even dare to call it 3D modeling....... 

I still think it's funny, people here go to great lengths to tell you why they are artists, while the content creator is denied to be an artist. The poser community has created it's own reality and they have too, otherwise no one would take them serious. At least here we can pretend to be something, while in reality were not.

All we really do is cut piece out of a Van Gogh, a piece of a Rembrandt, a piece of a Van Meer and so on, stick them on a piece of paper and tell the world we made this piece of art and call ourselves artist....... no wonder most of the world doesn't take us to serious ;-)

Artwork and 3DToons items, create the perfect place for you toon and other figures!

http://www.renderosity.com/mod/bcs/index.php?vendor=23722

Due to the childish TOS changes, I'm not allowed to link to my other products outside of Rendo anymore :(

Food for thought.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYZw0dfLmLk