But Lucie, for good or bad that's the free market system that we all live in. It's a dog eat dog system I know but that's the way it is I'm afraid. I dare say you look to buy at the best prices possible also. If you were in the market for a new car and two different dealers were selling the car you wanted but one was selling $5,000 cheaper, which would you buy?. It's even more important to set prices competitively when your selling non essential items. But it does'nt make sense (to me) to hand over 50% of your income just for exposure on one web site. Take Jaguarwoman as an example. She sells here and from her own website also. Now the first thing I ever bought of hers was from here but now I buy her items directly through her web site. The items are no cheaper (as they're already competitively priced), but at least I know she's getting the full amount I pay rather than having to give 50% away to Renderosity. Xurge3d is another case in point. Fantastic items reasonable priced and sold direct to the customer. As it is I buy virtually everything they produce as it's released. But if they were selling on Renderosity they would have to sell at double the price they sell for on their web site to achieve the same results and that would stop me buying their products. We're led to believe that people are now shopping wiser because of the credit crunch. So perhaps convienence is'nt as important today compared with getting better value for money. The extra click needed from a gateway link is surely a minor inconvenience if it saves a buyer money and makes more for the vendor. I don't have any blindfold loyalty to either Renderosity, Daz or any other 3d web site where I spend my money.. As a buyer I go where I get most bang for my buck. I just feel Renderosity are not doing enough top keep me spending here compared to other sellers and a look at my different  account sheets would prove the point. I'm still spending a fair amount  per month but my purchases have made a dramatic swing away from Renderosity for the time being in the search for better prices and I have found new sites and vendors selling at very competitive prices that I did'nt know existed until I started searching for alternatives.