I try to buy from people who are not recognized just to help them get started. If I own a store and I take products on commission, it is not the person whose product is for sale that people are upset with if there is a problem...it is my store that gets the bad rep. Therefore I would make sure that the products are of good quality by checking them out before I sell them. Renderosity, Daz, Bbay, and 3DCommune are all respected names in this community, but if they continue to carry substandard products they will learn that loyalty will not carry them. I too buy a ton of products in all the stores, and I have for the most part been very happy with what I've bought. Most of the vendors are quick to take care of any problems that crop up. It just seems that there would be more QA done before the products are released. The new vendors need to understand this and not get in a hurry to release the product, as they will get a bad name. Marque