Quote - > Quote - .....Bills have to be paid. If content creation is a person's main source of income (and there have been times that has been the case for me), that person won't find it very appealing to spend two to four weeks creating something that will generate only a couple hundred dollars in sales ... they are going to research the market and spend two to four weeks creating something that they are ASSURED will help pay those bills.

But in addition to what Blackhearted said here, vendor/figure support is a little bit more than going out and buying the stuff.  If you like the figure, if you bought something that it could wear, it also helps to do some nice renders that show it in use.  People buy what they see, especially if the render is awesome and out of sight. That goes a LONG way in supporting the figures that you want to see more support for. If all they see are renders of Vicki and Michael, that is what they will purchase....

But if SM had commissioned you and some other content creators to make a bigger variety of items for Miki4 and Tyler ready to be launched alongside the release of the figures then that wouldn't have mattered. You would've got your money, customers would have a decent starter wardrobe, SM would've proved themselves prepared to stand behind their figures and give them solid support.

That's what I'm attempting to suggest is SM's missed opportunity.... but apparently I'm not typing in English today?

No you're typing in English. 8-)  I totally get what you are saying. At the same time, odds are likely that if things were commissioned, one would also commission "what sells."

8-)