I do know from looking at the list of vendors here as compared to other large-ish stores such as RDNA, Daz, 3D Commune, Poser Pros.... that Renderosity has way more vendors than the others do. While the numbers indicate "popularity", that doesn't mean it reflects the quality of the items being sold.

I do feel that this particular MP is in dire need of an overhaul where their "quality control" is.  Most of the uploads that I tend to take notice of because they tend to be shown on the front page of the MP, are a gazillion textures for the latest "popular" outfit or hair or yet another plastic  looking V4 character that looks no different except maybe for the makeup, than many of the other plastic V4 characters being uploaded.

There is really nothing that sets many vendors  apart from one another. Yes, there are some very good vendors in this MP that offer up quality merchandise, but those same vendors have also spent years honing their modelling and texturing skills before they even dared open up a store to try and sell anything and their hard work has paid off. I know when I'm looking for anything I will check certain vendor stores first before I go and do a general search for something.

I also know that if I am thinking about buying from someone that I haven't bought from before I check to see if they have anything in their freebie area that I can check out and guage the quality of their work. I'm surprised at the number of vendors that do not have a single "freebie" available as a sample of their work.   Maybe some consider it "giving away the farm", but it's just good marketing to allow people to sample your products so that they know what they are getting. 

It just seems that it's become "vogue" to buy Poser and open up a store within the first 6 months of using the program.  I know that many do it so that they can pay for their Poser addiction, but is it really paying for it?  Like I said how can you expect to sell anything when there are over 2000 other vendors competing for the same market? I'm sure that many don't sell a single thing and that others who enjoyed decent sales at one time have seen a decline as the number of vendors here has increased.

"It is good to see ourselves as others see us. Try as we may, we are never
able to know ourselves fully as we are, especially the evil side of us.
This we can do only if we are not angry with our critics but will take in good
heart whatever they might have to say." - Ghandi