well this should probably be in the Models and Media forum, but I'm not like SOME PEOPLE! *hint hint someone!*
30 bucks? thats 10 bucks more expensive then the model pack!?
If I were you I wouldn't use turbo squid, as cool as it might be, it's just not as profitable, besides, its really geared towards people that arn't useing FPSC. You could build your own site, then use Paypal. Then you could require that buyers email you, telling you that they want to buy it, and then once they pay, they have to email you again. When you see the payment in your paypall account then you could email your product out.
One problem about paypall is it has so many hackers on it, you have to constantly withdraw your money, like, everytime you have 10 bucks. I saved 111 dollars in it once, and it all got stolen. That money would have gone towards FPSC model packs.
(I also know another person that sold a samarii sword for $500, that money all got stolen the next week.)
Another thing: I would have the release price at 5 bucks, my reasons:
1) More people will buy it, thus increaseing your profit. you could just sell it for a whole bunch, but then only like 5 people would buy it. And V2 would probably bring even less customers.
2) The cheaper it is, the more people will want to talk about it, and marketing by word of mouth can be a powerful thing over time!
just imagine hearing this guys selling a media pack for 5 bucks?!
I wouldn't mind telling all my friends! Then when V2 comes out, ha! I'd get it! So if see what I mean, (FPSC used the same technique) if you can get people talking, you'll earn more in th long run if it was way below 20-30 bucks.
3) Ever thought of your customer return rate? Customers that liked V1 would be back to buy V2 if they thought it was good. That means that for V2 to be succsesful,it would REALLY help if V1 was too.
4) Also, remmember, FPSC is selling world-wide, you could probably get alot more customers if you sold V1 at the 20th of September.
Just a sugestion.
By any chance... were you looking for a partner? I'd love to help until V2 comes out. all I'd need is like, %20 profit, (as long as I'm working for you) and a free copy of the finished product. I have Treemagik G2 but I don't use it much anymore. I can also re-texture segments. I also know of some good paces to get textures. So I shouldn't be at a loss.
When FPSC gets good enough, lets make a Redwall game!
FPSC HEAR OUR PLEA, GIVE US MORE MODEL FORMATS AND SET US FREE!
