Quote - My personal opinions about the business side of it all are... Last time I looked, I don't think Wal-Mart had any free adverts for Woolworth's (or whoever would be your appropriate Store of Choice).

The very nature of Renderosity along with many other Poser sites is that community and the markets go hand-in-hand, even if in some cases they are segregated.  Real world retail stores really have very little community as we experience here - or at DAZ or what-have-you.  At least I don't know of anyone in real life who's ever said to me "hey dude, we're all going to hang at wal-mart, you in?"

I think a better real-world analogy would be a pub or nightclub - places with strong senses of community and who also sell.  And yes, I have seen bulletin boards in those places with wares offered at other places - you especially see that in medium to large cities in downtown areas.

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