EClark1894 posted at 9:11AM Mon, 07 November 2016 - #4289173

Uh, actually, yeah it is. Vendors are supposed to "supply" what the customers "demand". Now, if you want to argue that not enough customers are demanding stuff for certain figures to make it worth the vendors while, okay I can agree with you there. But that is why I support the idea of "niche" markets. If only five or so vendors are making things for Pauline or Dawn, then they can make a pretty decent income supporting just that one figure. If they're really good at what they make, they can even charge more.

Sorry but it isn't the vendors' fault. Your assertion actually makes it the customer's fault for not making it worth vendors' while to continuing to make certain content because at the end of the day vendors have bills to pay. Let's let that argument go.

Keep in mind there has been many vendors that have held out longer than others making content and the money they have coming in is less; so it seems those people that request that content is buying less of that content. If you want to have vendors making content you both have something the customer will start buying again and something that the vendors can use and make their jobs easier. In a lot of conversations I've had with poser vendors that have switched over, they all say that SM hasn't listened to any of their concerns or requests, taking the opinion of those that don't sell over those that do.. so if they find a company won't listen to them well they'll go to someone that actually has.