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1. The all-in-one Home Furnishings Topic!

   It came out April 1st. I think it was an April Fool. For men it was mostly a complete waste of time. The remaining items: Pink Cream Pie was left and right speech bubbles with words selectable by HUD Legacy was some weird-looking applier/tattoo thing (I didn't try) Astralia was a Glow-UP Beauty Set (Facemask, Headband, Brush and drink) ARCBACK was a lousy Tee for men, and a Fatpack top for Reborn/Petite/Perky/Legacy Just BECAUSE was a PBR only "Time out jail" cage Dead Doll was a GIGANTIC Fan (3 colour HUD) -- a wearable, but probably rezzable Mina was a hairbrush with hair strands no.match was a limp looking hair Rosary was a menstrual heatwrap for Reborn/Legacy/LaraX/Kupra and a decor box Thirst was "Elder meds" - pills/pouches/box/bottles Salt&Pepper was "Ambient Recall" (didn't unpack as i'd lost the will to live by then)

2. Commercial Bellisseria

   I apologize - someone else used the term "potato". My point was more that not everyone has seen or reported what you have; thus the "YYMV" part. Did you say that things improved at all when you made changes (your driver, etc.)?

3. Commercial Bellisseria

   The thing is... There is a level BELOW " smaller, niche creators".... And that's... galleries... you can only go so low before you're basically insulting the playerbase, the customer, and the customer asks " Why did they think this was a good idea? I'd never buy this in a million years.... unsubs

4. Commercial Bellisseria

   I don’t know the actual stats, but I’m perfectly willing to believe skins, hair, and clothing outsell art by a wide margin. That seems like a fair observation. The question is what you do with that observation. If the solution is to only allow the highest-demand product categories because lesser-demand goods are wasting space, then what you’re advocating for is a controlled marketplace where supply is dictated. History has not exactly been kind to that economic model. While we’re discussing observations: earlier in this thread people argued the concern that the big brands would claim all the storefronts and create a monoculture with no room for smaller creators. We can’t have both. Either smaller, niche creators get room to exist, including artists and lower-demand merchants, or we optimize purely for mass appeal and hand the whole district to hair, skins, and clothing brands. Pick one. ETA: Looks like you added a fair bit while I was typing, so this may read like I’m only replying to one section. Having read the rest, I believe my response still holds up.

5. Commercial Bellisseria

   It's not going to change the fact that it is absolutely one of the lesser desired products in the SL marketplace and that it's wasting space of those more preferred by the masses. But because it's one of the EASIEST possible things to monetize, it springs up like wildfire. Anything to claim " I'm a creator too! " I didn't say the easiest to sell though. Sure, slap a price tag on it, but it ain't selling most of the time. The sheer lack of awareness in this makes me cringe so hard. To know that so many people think others actually want these things. These are self affirmation products. Not genuine products. Maybe they don't think people want them, but think if they can force them to sell, that they've succeeded. Lel. Accomplishment unlocked:: Sell undesirable/ Sell the unsellable. Actually. I've realized my mistake. I'm trying to think through the eyes of a true merchant/creator and asking questions like " Do people actually want these items I'm selling? Are they up to standard? Am I good quality?" , etc... When I should be asking the questions the entitled and selfish are asking themselves... " Can I make this sell even though I barely put any effort into it? Is this monetizable even though it's basically free? How can I make money for NOOOOTHING?" I was perplexed by the actions of all of these "opportunists ".