I've always been a fairly staunch supporter in CGTrader, but their latest act is compelling me to speak out.
"On March 31st, we will be enabling participation in CGTrader's discount and sale off programs for all sellers who haven't already enabled this feature. This means your models will be included in our promotional sales events, giving you a significant opportunity to boost your sales and visibility."
"If you do not wish to participate in these programs at all, please reply to this email before March 31st, and we will mark your account to exclude it from automatic enrollment. Otherwise, your models will be included in future sales events according to your discount settings."
Hey CGTrader! Automatic enrollment in a program to discount my models? How dare you! How about asking if I would like to enroll, rather than automatically enrolling? A simple checkbox on my Account Settings would be all that it would take. Luckily this email never went into my spam folder or else I would be automatically enrolled.
Geez, yet another shady move from cgtrader - everyone opt in by default, same as with AI license. They already had perfectly working system where anyone could freely choose whether and when to opt in or opt out, why all of the sudden replace it with stupid "e-mail to opt out"?! Makes no sense.
CGTrader occasionally enrolls sellers in discount and sale programs to promote products and increase sales potential. If you’ve received an email stating that you’re being automatically enrolled, it’s likely part of their marketing strategy to attract more buyers by offering discounts on certain models. However, if you prefer to opt out, you should check your **CGTrader account settings** under the **Discount & Sales section** to manage your participation. You may also contact CGTrader support for clarification or to request exclusion from the program. Always review the terms carefully to ensure the discounts align with your pricing strategy.
What they did with the AI stuff was not ok but this time its probably not that bad of a deal.
I think what they see in the data is indeed legit, getting forced into tings is not fun but I’m actually happy they used some force on me to try this out.
I’m getting unseen uptick in sales now, never was a believer in perpetual discounts, but if this continues I will.
Maybe just try it out and adjust your prices a bit higher for those professional users who need the work straightaway, those that can wait can then get it during discount period?
My prices where already relatively high, so this move to provide alternatives probably makes sense.
Before I regularly had price offers, but that option is removed, maybe the discount periods is a better option, time will tell.
Hi guys!
We recently reviewed all our programs and discontinued Price Offers and Loyalty Points, as they did not significantly boost sales. However, sale-offs have shown strong performance, benefiting both sellers and buyers.
The reason for automatic enrollment is that many sellers are passively earning on the marketplace and may not actively manage their discount settings. To ensure a competitive and attractive marketplace for customers, we sometimes need to make broad adjustments.
That said, we understand that not all sellers may want to participate, which is why we’ve provided a sufficient window to opt out before enrollment takes effect. Additionally, we will continue to optimize sale-offs based on performance data to ensure they are as effective as possible.
We appreciate your feedback and remain committed to balancing seller autonomy with marketplace growth! :)
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