Quote - Either Poser is strictly a "poor man's hobby" or Poser customers are so spoiled by all the "offers" and "deals" that they simply can't appreciate the added expense of creating something "non-mainstream" any more.

Both, I expect.

Between the generosity of the freebie makers and Daz marketing (giving away free software), 3d rendering has been open to the market of utterly broke teens, single moms, and fixed income retirees, at least judging from the posts over at Daz complaining about $2 coupons not working, or their bank going into overdraft when a membership fee gets charged "too early in the month" etc, etc.

And, yes, if you give discounts too often, people feel cheated when they don't get them. If you charge excessive brokerage fees, popular vendors break away and sell for 2/3 the price, bringing down the expectations of pricing, and PC type clubs give a perception that one should get quality products for a couple of dollars.

I would absolutely pay $150 for a male version of M4 as good as GND4.  But I can't prove it, and if I'm the only one who would, that's not very helpful.

The kickstarter idea, though, is actually kinda cool.

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