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TheDevian

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I haven't stopped for long, I admit. But for what little I've seen, I'm not impressed at all. I mean. Take for example this product listed there:



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You see, this same product is sold at the Daz Store, here:

Although the name varies a bit, curious.

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Why on Earth would the same item cost almost four times as much in that store than in the Daz Store. I don't get it. (Yes, as you can see I already purchased that item at the Daz Store some time ago).
My assumption would be that they have minimum pricing, and take a bigger cut, though I haven't looked into that one yet myself.
 
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Jumbi

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^ not sure what their exact terms are, but those 36 bucks are for a "personal license for personal projects" so you could hover over that (?) button and see what that means.
My assumption would be that they have minimum pricing, and take a bigger cut, though I haven't looked into that one yet myself.
From that site:

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I am no expert and English is not my language. But apparently I don't see anything in there that sets that 'personal license' apart from the standard license at the Daz Store, for example. With the normal license you get by buying products at the Daz Store you can even make profit from your renders, which apparently you can't with this other site's personal (standard/cheaper) license. Unless I'm mistaken, you can use your purchased assets with Daz's standard license in the AVNs that we can enjoy here, for example. Am I missing something?
 
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Xeni88

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I haven't stopped for long, I admit. But for what little I've seen, I'm not impressed at all. I mean. Take for example this product listed there:



View attachment 4717826

You see, this same product is sold at the Daz Store, here:

Although the name varies a bit, curious.

View attachment 4717834

Why on Earth would the same item cost almost four times as much in that store than in the Daz Store. I don't get it. (Yes, as you can see I already purchased that item at the Daz Store some time ago).
That's a good analysis. I haven't looked into that so astutely but you are right. Some items have ridiculous price. There are some vendors that are exclusively on RH or Rendo, have started launching their assets on Flippednormals at slightly lower price. It is not a massive difference but small savings do matter. I guess we will just have to do a complete scan of all three websites to see which one offers the best price outside Daz store. The good thing for us buyers is that the more the people know about this website, the more competitive pressure it puts on all stores to price their items competitively
 
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TheDevian

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From that site:

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I am no expert and English is not my language. But apparently I don't see anything in there that sets that 'personal license' apart from the standard license at the Daz Store, for example. With the normal license you get by buying products at the Daz Store you can even make profit from your renders, which apparently you can't with this other site's personal (standard/cheaper) license. Unless I'm mistaken, you can use your purchased assets with Daz's standard license in the AVNs that we can enjoy here, for example. Am I missing something?
I was talking about selling assets. Some of the sites have minimum prices for certain things, as in, if it is this type of asset, you are required by the site to charge at least $X for it. And some of those stores also can charge 50% or more, before other fees, just right off the top, then charge you again to take the money you did earn out of the store.

Some of the stores also have exclusivity clauses in their contract as well, in that if you sell something on their shop, you can't also put the same item on other stores.

Pretty much why I stick to Renderhub. No exclusivity, no min prices, and you can get up to 70%, depending on how big your store is. Also, you can team up with another creator, and split the money for every sale.
 
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n00bi

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Hmm, Personal License..
That does not look much personal to me but pretty much dictated terms for non commercial usage.
"Non Commercial License " would be a better word.

One thing people forget, Direct contact to the creator if possible.
If you see the email to the creator of the content or other methods,
you can try and contact him for a Truly Personal License for your project.
 

tretch95

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I am no expert and English is not my language. But apparently I don't see anything in there that sets that 'personal license' apart from the standard license at the Daz Store, for example. With the normal license you get by buying products at the Daz Store you can even make profit from your renders, which apparently you can't with this other site's personal (standard/cheaper) license. Unless I'm mistaken, you can use your purchased assets with Daz's standard license in the AVNs that we can enjoy here, for example. Am I missing something?
Yeah the DAZ terms are very explicit that you can create any 2D images or animations with the standard license as you see fit. The interactive license is for putting the 3D assets directly into a game. Another one is for sharing assets when working as a team.

This Flippednormals site doesn't even specify what it considers "commercial use". Instead there are a million other restrictions. So this seems to be garbage, like that tourist trap shit when you pay 30 bucks for three slices of bread while waiting for your pizza in Rome.
 
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