No, There is Nothing Wrong With Selling Skins!
Monday, August 18, 2008 by Island Dog | Discussion: OS Customization
Over the weekend we had a little flamefest going over a skin, and one of the comments was basically trying to trash people for selling their skins. Now since I posted a warning about a 3 month ban from WinCustomize if any other trolling was going to continue, a certain person decided to go to my personal blog and send me an e-mail to my personal account about it.
The e-mail:
“So you think that there's nothing wrong with selling skins between $4 and $5 a pop, uh. Everyone of you is ripping off the the american public. Do you know how much money it takes to make a simple song? Do you know much mp3 files cost? I get them for 10 cents a piece, and yet songs take a hell of a lot more time and money to make, than your skins, and your selling them for more than what a gallon of gas costs. You need to wake up, and look around you. You obviously don't know what the hell is going on in this country right now. You got the nerve to sell some desktop skin for the price your selling for. You Spencer Scott are very little piece of the problem we have in this country, you Spencer Scott, are very good example of an asshole.”
My first reaction at this e-mail was a very good chuckle. I then read it again and wondered what this person was really thinking. Trying to compare .mp3’s to skins really made no sense to me, but then I realized probably what they were saying, and then once again realized this person had no clue about skinning. Let me explain something to this person specifically. Making skins is not easy, and making professional-type skins is much, much worse. A high-quality WindowBlinds skin can easily take months to complete, so what really is the PROBLEM with selling a skin? Nothing at all, that’s what!
I work with many of our Master Skinners here on WinCustomize, and I think every one of them also creates plenty of free content that is also released, so not only do I not have a problem with someone selling skins, I encourage people to buy them as well and support these works. WinCustomize will continue with the Master Skins programs, and if you have an issue with it, you can contact me via the WinCustomize or Stardock e-mail.
Better yet, lets have a discussion about the selling of skins. What is your opinion about it? Do you buy skins? So instead of following me around the internet, step up and post some reasons why someone should not be allowed to sell something they have worked countless hours on. I really can’t wait to read the communities opinions, especially from this commenter (which I do know who you are 
).
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Reply #82 Tuesday, August 19, 2008 11:09 PM
Reply #83 Wednesday, August 20, 2008 1:26 AM
Imo that is well worth it
Reply #84 Wednesday, August 20, 2008 7:35 AM
Yesh it pays to be a subscriber
Now just waiting for ir to vistafy his WB`s
Reply #85 Wednesday, August 20, 2008 8:01 AM
Sounds like a plan....run your DVD as an animated background......problem solved and look at the money you save!
Reply #86 Wednesday, August 20, 2008 3:23 PM
u r supporting these works ..... and thats what we all have to do ........
i mean .... there is no wrong .... if someone gets some bucks on his hours of work ....
u scott spencer, are very good example of a very good guy ....
Reply #87 Wednesday, August 20, 2008 3:35 PM
oh..god...don't bring Wally World into this. Do you even know what they do to get prices that low? Wal-Mart- it's everything that's wrong with America wrapped up in one nice little package.
But, hey! If you think it's too much money- don't buy it. I think a Porsche is too much money. I can get a Cobalt for 1/6th the price. I think they should lower the price of the Porsche so that I can justify paying for it!
Reply #88 Wednesday, August 20, 2008 3:40 PM
Reply #89 Wednesday, August 20, 2008 11:28 PM
You do realize that Wal-Mart is one of the retailers that sells the packaged copies of your employer's games right?
WWW Link
Reply #90 Wednesday, August 20, 2008 11:53 PM
If anyone at all realizes I'm sure that will be KarmaGirl.
Fear not....
Reply #91 Thursday, August 21, 2008 12:14 AM
Reply #92 Thursday, August 21, 2008 7:45 AM
AMEN! If i had to live on my DX Gadget income, i would be living in a box under the interstate overpass.
Anyone that complains about buying a skin needs to make their own and then will see how much they complain.
Reply #93 Thursday, August 21, 2008 12:16 PM
Hold up, you're not fooling us, KG. We've all seen the photos here: WWW Link, so we know the company bought you your Porsche!
Reply #94 Thursday, August 21, 2008 5:10 PM
It's comments like these that are continuing to bring these forums down. CAN'T WE PLEASE STOP THIS
Reply #95 Thursday, August 21, 2008 5:29 PM
OK Saarge...what are you sucking up for???
Reply #96 Thursday, August 21, 2008 6:13 PM
Reply #97 Thursday, August 21, 2008 6:21 PM
Since there is no disclosure of who the person was/is comments such as that cannot be construed as personal attack since there is no 'defined' person ....
Reply #98 Thursday, August 21, 2008 7:40 PM
Zu! play nice. Yes, the email was nasty and illogical/ill tempered/churlish/foolish.
But we promised to respect and not sink to that person's level, right?
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Reply #81 Tuesday, August 19, 2008 3:37 PM
When you wear your ass as a hat....
Anyway, back on topic-
I always find it funny when people complain about the cost of goods or how artists are "ripping off" people. It's like talent and hard work has no worth. Yet, they are fine driving their SUV's getting less than 20 mpg to McDonald's to buy a super sized death meal. I somehow think that is more than $5.00 and will last much less time.
People will also blow $5.00 on a specialty coffee, or a beer when they go out to eat. They pay inflated price at theme parks or other events for a bottle of water. They find all sorts of ways of "wasting" money, yet complain about not getting somebody else's hard work for free.
My thoughts- if you think it costs too much, don't buy it.
Well said.....
Oh and i love the pic