Fighting Undercutting in Cgtrader - Some propositions

I think it depends on your target customer base. Most of my models are aimed at the FMCG (fast moving consumer goods) sector. A typical scenario for one of my customers is they are a designer/creative director who needs a model today/tomorrow that's UV unwrapped to match a simple artwork template. They just upload their artwork onto the model & it works right out of the box. They only need basic navigation skills in their 3D app to get what they require. If you compare what they would pay a freelance 3d artist per hour (between $30 to say $70), to what I charge for a model (on average about $40) then they can make a judgement about the best way to go.

You make some very good suggestions, as undercutting leads everyone in a race to the bottom. CGTrader won't make as much commission either. I recently put the prices up of all my models, but applied maximum discount during sales. This way I still keep what I would have been giving away in the discounted price.

There is also the suspicion that a cheap model is either stolen or won't match the image previews. I am always sceptical when I see a model with amazing topology, loads of formats for sale at less than say $10.

I'd send your suggestions to the people in charge at CGTrader, the best thing about this site is that artists are actively involved in making a more prosperous community for everyone.

Thank you @3dcn for your response,

I agree with you when you talk about the target customer base but i'm afraid that in medium/long terms even this strategy can be impacted, for the suspicion that a cheap model is either stolen or won't match the image previews i think this is true when only a small number of models are under priced but when more and more models are being under priced customers will start thinking that these prices are the standard and this is exactly what happening now !

It will be nice if you send these suggestions to the people at CGTrader, thank you.

The price suggestion is a good idea, changing position when a model is deemed under average price is probably not. Position is currently calculated on amount of money a given model is making, for example if a 60 dollar model sells 2 times per month then it will rise faster to front page then a model of 10 dollars that sells 8 times per month. Also keep in mind perception on money differs depending on the country you live in.

Thank you @iterateCGI for your response,
Actually this is exactly the intention of this proposition, if the 10 dollars models is selling better and then showing first maybe because it's a very good model with a low price and then we are confronting undercutting, if the model position is going back in the search result maybe this will encourage the artist to rise up the price if he know that the price is given more importance in the equation of calculating positions, and this will be beneficial for him and after a short time he will realize that he is earning more

I completely agree with all of the above! Undercutting Is very bad for everyone business and at this stage it seems to be like that "trend" is increasing

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