**There isn't a valid reason for any bought item to have that extra folder and, as a matter of fact, it is against the proper Poser structure according to the guidelines anyone can find when wanting to submit a product to the MarketPlace here. If you should buy one that has this extra folder, it is proper etiquette to inform the vendor first and if that doesn't resolve the problem, then send an email to the marketplace admins.

As for the freebies......could be one of several reasons. One being that the person who had created the freebie did not know better from seeing other files done in this way and no one has ever bothered to send a short note saying something about loving the freebie, but......and then suggesting how to fix for future items. Please...before anyone jumps on me for that, when I first offered a free item, no one told me that I had the file structure all wrong and I would have been so grateful to anyone who had. It would have saved me problems down the road when I packed my first MP item.
Another could be, as was pointed out earlier, some Japanese sites have them this way. It's my understanding the reason for that is that it's the file structure the Japanese version of Poser uses. At least I was told that and not having the Japanese version, couldn't really say for sure.
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