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....it has been my observation that the majority of people in these threads complaining about lack of support or asking for specific items rarely actually purchase the items in question anyway.  'i want practical clothing for anastasia' - ok, so merchants make something like this for $6 and hardly anyone buys it. 'i want fantasy armor for anastasia', ok so merchants make something like this for $3 and hardly anyone buys it....

Well I'm pleased to be able to say I asked for Sci-Fi suits and Mediaeval clothing for Anastasia. Xurge provided it and I bought it.

I've even gone as far as buying a few of the clothing items in the store here that I didn't really want/need just to show a bit of support, but unfortunately your two examples - everyday clothing and fantasy armour are things I don't want or need for any figure.

The thing is though (to go back to my original point again), you need to cover the full range of clothing styles to have something that will interest everyone. If SM had arranged the release of several completely different items with the figures then there would be something to interest everyone and a good idea of what's most popular. Now, there were some clothes released at the same time as the figures, but not enough to make a workable wardrobe for anyone. Not the RMP vendors fault, but a missed oppotunity by SM.