As an artist and a player I think this is a great idea
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The "idea" might be good, but the way it's presented is not. Artist charging commission for their work is nothing new. I see nothing wrong with artists selling their original work.
My problem with this "great idea" is:
1. The market will keep 40% and 25% of the selling price
2. Buyers will pay the market and the market will pay the artist when and how they want(if they don't accuse the artist of producing edited/stolen graphics)
3. If a head is paid for and it's declined on the server will the buyer get his money back( the market can say yes it will, but the market ain't going to refund the buyer because there's no way for them to verify that the head was declined/removed after it was uploaded)
4. There might be a lot of these little ******s that pay X amount of dollars to pay for their "custom" head only to see other players wearing them within a day.
It's not hard for graphic artists to be known around the community(especially if they do good work), so if they really want to sell their art they can do it on their own without contributing to some douchebags money scheme. People are free to do whatever they want I'm just stating my views, so artists/buyers that read this can make a more educated decision when the time comes.
This is what I feel about it at the moment. I will see how they work once they release it and curious to see if they add a "terms of agreement" that removes all liabilities from the market (I'm curious because we all know 12 year olds read those).