Penguinisto posted at 1:00PM Wed, 17 July 2019 - #4357224

Morkonan posted at 8:07AM Wed, 17 July 2019 - #4357166

3. Brand Stewardship. (Usually completely lacking on Renderosity. There's a seven dollar coffee cup for sale in the marketplace...Seven bucks. Coffee cup. And, it doesn't even look like the handle is decent on it...)

Careful with this one. I think the powers-that-be are still smarting from the last time I poked any heavy fun at the marketplace, and that was well over a decade ago. ;)

You are right though... what this marketplace will need, is an enema. It's a damned good viewpoint that I think everyone else has left out.

I get the whole Bazaar vs. Cathedral theory, and sometimes a Bazaar is a nicer place to be, but one thing that is really lacking here (and not just with figures) is that stewardship. I love rooting around through thrift stores for fun sometimes, but I damned sure won't buy my smartphone from one.

I'd love to see a published set of entry-level content standards that must be adhered to, else the product gets rejected. It's not hard to line-out those standards either... just some basic stuff (e.g. joints must bend to reasonable limits without displacement errors, etc) And yeah, they might want to put in a little subjective wiggle-room as well, to weed out the objectionable, and to gently push off the earnest-but-utter-crap attempts. I mean, sure, they have packaging and even documentation standards to an extent, but content standards would be helpful as well.

The reason why is simple: When I go to a properly curated store, I know that whatever I buy there is going to a) work and b) always have at least a certain minimum level of quality that is sufficient for both my expectations, and the purchase price. OTOH, if I buy something here, it's caveat emptor all the way, baby! Sure, they do refunds, but that's a hassle, so, well, why? I do buy stuff here on occasion still, but I stick to merchies that I already know and trust (known from stuff they sell at the curated stores, or from freebies they've made and distributed - that's why if you wanna be an exclusive merchie here, you make the freebies first, you snots!).

Make the store contents live up to a higher level, and it elevates the reputation and quality. Not saying to go overboard or get byzantine with the rules, but I am saying put some real effort into it, eh? Do you think the products quality here are at a high level? Not to start a flame war but you seem well versed in 3D, so what do you think? Because I've dabbled rather than immersed, most of the products here seem very high quality to me. They may all be high quality as sometimes the presentations promo don't reflect just how good a product is.