I suspect the marketplaces have maybe become a bit saturated and stagnant, in terms of certain kinds of content at least??

Also, I think a recession is like a flood... the flood water can take longer to seep into some places?

Or... actually, maybe recession is like a drought, is a better analogy... the water can take longer to drain from certain places?

In theory at least, I don't see a reason that something like Poser content couldn't sell better in a recession?

People, at a certain income level, may not have the money to go on holiday or buy a new house or car. But foregoing these things can, actually, mean they have more to spend, than they otherwise could or would, on smaller things... things that take their mind off stuff like not being able to move house or get that fancy new fitted kitchen, sofa, television, car, boat... etc.

Maybe getting that fancy new virtual 3d model of a house, car, boat... becomes more attractive?

Hmmm...

...anyway.

Whilst a freebie would be great, I'm not sure this will be a guage of marketplace interest, in any way... and you won't likely get the detailed feedback that you think might help you? 

Maybe post it as a freebie and then ask in this thread about people's responses to it though?

Or just share it with friends to get feedback on functionality. Share renders of it here to guage interest beyond the circle of folk you know?

By all means, a free sample, if it is presented as representative of the quality of marketplace content by a vendor, could help convince me that their stuff is worth buying.

In terms of selling stuff in the marketplace... I can only speak for myself as a consumer and maybe provide some insight into what I'd notice / buy.

What I'd tell you, as a consumer, is that your promo renders are of paramount importance, to me. If something doesn't pop for me in it's promos, and look to be of high, contemporary (Poser 9 / Pro 2012) quality, there's a good chance I won't notice it, never mind consider buying it.

In terms of converting from 3DS Max... yeah, unless you, or a partner such as you might find, do put in the work to make it really work as a Poser set (whether that's configured as a prop or figure) then you will probably be limiting, or potentially alienating, your Poser customer base straight off the mark... I reckon.

Well, just basically speaking for myself as a buyer... if it seems apparent from the product description and / or reviews that the product isn't as Poser-ready as it could be, it'll definitely make me think twice about it. Unless it was cheap enough, yet still looked well modelled enough, that I thought it worth my while to fix it up myself...

I'd absolutely be keen to see more high quality architectural models for Poser in the marketplace here. But I'd definitely have to see your stuff to know whether it fitted the bill, of something I'd buy. Quality and style is everything. The latter, for sure, can be highly subjective...

Just my tuppence worth, in case it is of any help to you... and I do hope to get to see some more of what you're contemplating putting out there for sale...