Quote - Statements like 'most will work' are dangerous as the person making them are not offering to refund your money if they don't.

There is a simple solution. If it doesn't say that it works with DAZ Studio, assume it does not. If its a large ticket item, Id ask the vendor or just skip it. These models are just too complex to make assumptions - you are right to be cautious.

The store's position is entirely reasonable though. After you have downloaded the product, there is no way to ensure that you are deleting it after you get the refund. All brokerages and vendors rely on the honesty of their customers - but unfortunately there are some bad apples who exploit that. Ive had models that were clearly purchased through brokerages that were then posted to various Poser focused warez sites, for example.

There are a number of older models from my group that do not say that they work with DAZ Studio. That is because they were never tested and never will be tested. However our "R2" generation models are all tested with DAZ Studio (and we always list the version number as well) and the READ MEs all cover them.  If we find some incompatibility later, we also fix those problems - if we previous stated there would be compatibility.

Best regards,

chikako
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