I read this topic with mixed feelings, how come people always go in straight defend or attack and not see the middle way.
The way I read it is not a attack to marketplace or his users, but a defend to keep in world game alive, wish if IM right, a income for LL to.
The people I see here are trying to keep the balance between both , what's the use of a marketplace when there is no in world game anymore??? And that's a matter for lindenlab to, I don't think they want see people move over to other worlds since sim be there lots cheaper, but they still miss out the people that hang around there, but they can move over fast and easy .
Yes lindenlab takes commission of marketplace sales but what's the different in commission with a 10 linden dollar item or a 1000 linden dollar item, a big different.
So if they go raise the % of that than only the big sellers pay for it and not the smalls
I saw a note before , all fair for all that want try to sell on marketplace , but like someone sayed before to, it wouldn't be more as normal to do some input , so that's a list with people that only want make money but not want invest in the game, yes ok i invest i spend few linden dollars to buy a full perm mesh dress with shoes but thats all.
Im a carpenter but I not go buy a hammer, IM not crazy duh why do I need a hammer?
But I need server space to bring my items on marketplace, I need a sand box to build or to rezz them, and that I all get for free, yes for free, so if i make some money hooray, than it wouldn't be more as normal i pay some rent to and if its not in world, ( because marketplace is great to shop ) than pay rent on a server bit to cover my 10 linden dollar boxes ,
and if my business seems successful i rent a bigger place and a bigger , or i give up and go play in world ( if there still are nice places to hangout)