CG Trader is easier to navigate, more stimulating perhaps than turbo squid. And CG Trader offers up to 94% royalty rate, where as Turbo Squid gives I believe 60% royalty rate CG Trader more open than Turbo Squid, and when registering, requires less personal information. Based on those traffic stats CGtrader would clearly benefit from more advertisement out there. In 2020, I've opened a CGT account and start selling interesting 3D Models. Care to share your time machine? i like the points system on cg trader . and it's not a check-out, it's simply a gift. Thor (Rig) for Maya 15. Build your own Brand with your own criteria and goals. I think that subsequently only large studios and squidguild members will remain there" During all these years we always felt Turbosquid favored a sort of chaos and unfair competition between sellers because they were profiting a lot from that lack of understanding and cooperation between content creators. CGTrader just doesn't have the exposure it needs yet to top Turbosquid but I am confident it will surpass it in time because of the quality of it's products but word of mouth is key in this business and people need to be talking more about them. You can just buy and return it if it is not to your satisfaction. @Supercigale, this is worrying to read, i think such things shouldn't happen. I don't know if Turbo Squid allows licence ownership to be transferred as i never got that far with them. Well, after a long search, I found a negative point from CGTrader compared to TS. On TS buyer cant do such thing, he needs to contact support on TS. Just my fifty cents. If you're searching for a regular model, you have to click on the little icon "CG models", but nothing changes on the page when you do so. And I've done the same thing on Turbosquid, in the same period of time. ", Exactly, no one knows the model better than the one who made this model. I'm not sure about your analysis. It certainly is an interesting read all together, thanks for documenting it so well and make the whole thing public, although I hope you don't stay embarked on a power struggle whit Ts management. I remember fighting them at length to try to put my brand name withing the model description or my website link and eventually lost the battle. I'm afraid the end of Ts is near and nothing can stop it, maybe the best they can do is raise royalty's to 80% for all sellers, but then again if they don't change the censorship policy's they are applying right now then it will probably not be enough to stop the downfall in the long run. So if I am looking after regular CG models, afters a few minutes search, my logical choice is not to search on CGTrader but rather on "old-fashioned" sites. I could go on and on, it kept me puzzled. Blendswap.com5. I agree to what captainmarlowe is telling. Sales site defending exclusivity trying to find ways to seduce (like the famous CheckMate) but this has no return. rigged People SixPack 003 - Photogrammetry Population Character Rig, Realistic Human Body Basemesh - UVMapped - Rigged, CARTOON MAN AND WOMAN - TOON MOTHER AND FATHER, Worker Mining Safety Female - Bella - Harness, Naked Fitness Blonde Woman with Tied Hair. I see no point in closing when you might as well keep it open and get a couple sales. CGTrader will have to do so at some point, or people in search of quality models will simply avoid it. Chocofur.com6. So the staff there tries to work And i cannot take care for piracy or stolen models because the 3d stuff will go in piracy anyways, doensnt matter the platform it comes from. I'm even considering seriously closing my store here. CGtrader is just better in all possible ways. To be honest, when I first found this site a few days ago I was really excited. They said fraud protection is only reserved for exclusive sellers. Checkmate is the only good thing Turbosquid has left to offer. Anyway, there is still some ocasional Turbosquid fanboy that bashes CGtrader and promotes Turbosquid in public forums and social media while writes this in TS forums at the same time: This is my principle decision . However, fear of losing sales kept me both on Ts and CGt for long time (not liked it). I have been studying their website from a buyers perspective thoroughly and I have noticed that; 1. This is from my own personal experience. CGtrader is everything Ts is not, CGtader is fair, its open and communicative in all directions, its an inexpensive service, its new and more efficient, has lots of exiting tools, have more sales and get to keep bigger part, its growing fast, its updating and improving fast, etc, etc,. That is very strong argument in favor of CGT, but then again, don't you think that corporate client would rather choose to get support from team of profesionals that are available 24/7, than from unknown person, who might respond with big delay or not respon at all? Difference in quality of search results is shockingly vast in favor of TS. Female Escorts in Mumbai, [link:http://www.google.com]your link text[/link] Let me explain - I like the look of the models here, but the site is even designed so end users, like me, can't even download more that 10 "free" items unless they've uploaded models of their own, written tutorials, posted topics to the forum (which is difficult if you're not an actual modeler) and/or jumped through about 1,500 other ridiculous hoops to get enough "reputation" points. Your account is not in CGtrader and I can't see your models, and judging by the link in your comment you are just a spammer. Hmm, i went to your profile and i see no negative feedback. We want to improve the site not make it worse :). We state our opinions based on verifiable facts and stats, which is one of the most interesting parts of this thread. I left the turbosquid from Diamond level . Rigged 3D models are available in Autodesk 3ds Max (.max), Maya (.ma), Softimage (.xsi), Cinema 4D (.c4d) and many other file formats. To be honest, when I first found this site a few days ago I was really excited. Others download beautiful jpeg or tiff files to set as their desktop wallpapers at the office. I can see how 3D modeling and 3D printing can be connected, but even that has to have a clear border for the customer. Both are still growing, but it seems CGtrader is growing much more. We will only contact you if there's a problem with an order. If you think life is hard as a buyer you should try modeling for a living Making any money is a truly miserable experience. So good luck "shopping elsewhere" dear customer, this is turning into a monopoly slaughterhouse and a 3D warzone. just needs more publicity.. us designers need to market the site with our products at the rate one of my designs is going ill have more facebook likes/shares than the website itself has on one design Then there is the stupid "reputation" point issue. We can help here by simple putting the links to our work on our social media. It's sad cgtrader promote only printing models and forget about regular models. There are currently no models in your cart. They had shoddy products but they created the illusion of having something amazing and that was better than a PC. So many more buyers would actually have a look at what they have because sometimes you want to buy a special toy But at the same time they require all rights to the model, and the model is removed from sale at all sites. For small buyers this is likely the case, but serious corporate buyers may have other priorities atop of lowest price. Since then, I think the design has gotten much better, especially the separation between regular CG and 3D print, and the search algorithm seems also to be much more efficient. Which is good, since we are the ones who will bring in the profits. "This is new era, time of old fashioned corporatism is going to be over. Hello. I've often (not just at this site) downloaded "free" items to verify their quality before purchasing models from a vendorI had problems with 3-4 of the "free" items I looked at first here (having no idea there was a limit), and now I can download no more. Basically just like Turbosquid has done they have become the one stop shop for everything. I'm suggesting a collective of store owners. Site itself must have significant changes to make it more attractive and more convenient to buyers, especially big buyers. On other hand I could also think its just some clients that do not care about the price difference, they just prefer using the Ts account. $300 + (280) $200 to $300 (315) $100 to . Better for who? google3 As long as CGtrader and Marius keep leading the inclusive marketplaces with respect for the Artists and their own branding, we at NoneCG will continue to support CGtrader and Marius indefinitely, no extra shiny coins needed for us. just 2 years ago still existed. Every freelancer is corporation of it's own. Contact your Shutterstock Customer Success Manager, + blend c4d xsi ma lwo 3ds dae dxf fbx obj X, $10,000 in Legal Protection (Indemnification), Uncapped Legal Protection (Indemnification), $1,000,000 in Legal Protection (Indemnification), $250,000 in Legal Protection (Indemnification). There is plenty of "undercutters" everywhere and some short-sighted content developers that seem to only care about quick cash-grabs and most of the time doesn't even have enough data to state a valid opinion based on the contrast of facts over medium-long periods of time. rigged People SixPack 003 - Photogrammetry Population Character Rig, max blend c4d xsi ma lwo 3ds dae dxf fbx obj X, City People x500 Static Poses Lowpoly ArchViz, 20x LOW POLY CASUAL ELEGANT SITTING WOMAN MAN PEOPLE CROWD, Naked Fitness Blonde Woman with Tied Hair, max c4d unitypackage upk max ma c4d max ma fbx max. A own store where you can fill your offers with stuff found in the large pool would account for a thumbs up for the people hoes products get placed in those stores. [quote]1. Well, unless I can verify the quality of the model I'm not going to pay for most things. i think modeli unique and has need to be bought depend on the buyers not the seller Site issues? Login to PayPal to add your account as a payment method. If you think life is hard as a buyer you should try modeling for a living Making any money is a truly miserable experience. They lie about your rights on Turbosquid. Similar thing happened to me,that's why i'm at CGtrader full time now. I have it is about 5%. - It's much easier to upload products here than at TS. I doubt the owner will say no to a hefty clump sum, no questions asked, in exchange for site keys and source. I can think up multiple scenarios to try get a grip on it but I don't actually care anymore. (e.g. Apart from this it would be nice to have a system that promotes collaborative action to make the products themselves better. A: TurboS*swearword-here* will start to DOWNTICK PRICES to match them to "other selling sites" on customer complaint, so I will remove every model they demand for down-adjustment, and I'm sure I won't be alone in this. When you just start out you have to price your models at 1 dollar or give them away for free but the second you start selling well they take your models offline and force you to raise your prices Once you raise your prices nobody buys and you are back to square 1. Cheap and free models are killing cgtrader. BUT this is still not as infuriating as a personal account falling once a month with all the statistics! Determining the optimal cost of the models is an important and difficult moment. It doesn't matter if the printing industry is growing fast. 2. I don't think it's possible to have WORKING site with both 3d printing and classic models. Everything we do is going on between people, we are all in this together, none of us is separate now matter how hard we would like to think so. Look for the big picture and think medium/long term. You want to put it in your store but it obviously needs some work to make it marketable. Basically giving your money to a tyrant of a service, not even free to set price on your own products accordingly. CGt embraces all modern communication technologies which is critical to establish such a place. Also, trying to find an item that I already saw through the search is near impossible. We've been there, even being "Squid Guild exclusive" for some time to test the experience ourselves for real, and after more than 10 years with all our experiences and stats in hand we can state without a doubt that the business model offered by Turbosquid doesn't pay off in the mid-long term. And good thing that you decided to tell about - such things should go public and be discussed. TurboSquid is not a company that practices any kind of #FairBusiness, and there is many other cases from other people stating the same for different reasons: That thing is just getting started ;-). I have always been amazed at how TS can pull off their selling stunt, I've got better stuff AND cheaper on here than on TS but the sales over there totally dominate. 3. Is the same for me as everyone else. By registering you confirm that you have read and accept ourTerms of Use. They could put down an amount between 1 to 5 bucks as a deposit and after sampling the model as you suggested they could deduct that amount from the final sale. tax on top of a high 60% that TS keeps. Yeah nasty stuff, but hey, I better shut up because I'm one of the hypocrites that keeps supporting that place by having my work on it. Also you need to think about the advantage of not having to worry about shipping costs etc with digital art. It is pretty difficult to find what you want but if you are only looking for free models then CGTrader's search engine is far better than Turbosquid. I guess it is because of the youth of the site, which has not yet reached its maturity. They will be very enlightening and useful to you especially if you have never built 3D models and don't know what to expect. To my amazement something ells also happened, there where still a few people buying my more expensive models on Ts. http://content.screencast.com/users/Lenwe/folders/Default/media/d7b76144-43db-4cbe-b27b-8ea42b3a7cb0/TurboSquid_Low_Sales.png CGtrader staff admits to some degree to this problem (see the comment of Dalia Lasaite) and promises to redesign the homepage. That is a big killer for licencing anything here that you intend to sell the licence for, leaving me with having to licence at Thingiverse first then using CGTrader as advertising or selling copies of the files only. Like when something breaks that is no longer in production like your favorite mug or something. People are followers they have always been and always will be. What makes Cg-trader better than Turbosquid? Looks to me like they are providing a very content creator friendly environment. I read here on the forum can't remember if it was Iterate CGI or someone else said that CGTrader will soon sell on Amazon and I can't wait for it to happen!! We will only contact you if there's a problem with an order. Well, it was more than one year ago that I last intervened on this thread. Just condemn this type of fear tactics right-away and start supporting better organizations. Check my store https://apkvisa.com/dungeon-quest-mod-apk/, Very motivating and supportive too.Hope you keep on sharing a greater amount of your ideas. It needs to be obvious where to go if you want one or the other. Turbosquid has too many models For example, make affiliation partnerships between people/storeowners possible. I didn't checked it for a while (around a year) but comparatively Cgtrader has a much more streamlined upload system compared to Turbosquid's. I think CG Trader should remain working with printing, however, it's main concern should be CG :D, I would opt for a system that integrates different stores each with its own label/trademark placed under one common trademark (for sake of organization and readability), CGtraders main trademark would then function as a placeholder/main hub for many different sub stores. In fact, I had taken deliberate steps to ensure that I included no content in my designs that could even be construed as overlap.