YES, KEEP BOYCOTTING ARCADE!

I'm VERY late to the party with this round (and I forgot to post last round after making the list!) but it's still worth boycotting Arcade, and here is the Wall of Shame.

Remember the reasons for the Boycott -- never setting foot on their islands:

1) Pull prices are too high.

2) Organizers are nasty.

3) Organizers will not challenge the Lindens on the LindEx manipulations.

 

When people say, "Oh, but Prokofy, this is a free economy (um...), and they can do what they want," I say, sure! And so can I. The definition of a free economy is: "A willing buyer meets a willing seller."  And the answer is: I'm not a willing buyer anymore, and neither are a lot of people.

And it's good to fight back, as this is ridiculous.

I truly wonder why Lucas Lameth, for example, puts his beautiful sculptures into a gatcha for $100, instead of just charging $150 for them at a non-gatcha event, or in his store, because people would pay that, and then get the one they want.

And the answer is: maybe he gets more sales? Or you "have" to be in these crazy rounds or you fall out of sight of the customer?

Something has to give. Hence my boycott.

You can always go and buy these things for less on the MP. I just did with Plaaka's flower cake, for example. 

 

These are all merchants with gatcha pulls of $75 or more:

 

Action - Randy's Donuts
Ariskea - Versailles
Astralia - Royal SPA Suite
Atomic - Ctwa Skin_Blossom
Auchi - Dani - $100
Black Bantam -I>3 These Things
ChicChia - Chill
Chu-ing - Breath of Spring
Clavv - Spring Fae
Dami - Spring Mood
D-Lab - Sky Pirates 4 $100
Doe - Renee
Equal - Jde Julia and Jenna Set
Equal - Maitresse Set
Foxcity - K-Pope Star2
Jekyll & Hyde
g0! - Haruko
Kitja - Mirella
Mikunch - My Lingerie
Milk Motion - Love Hotel
MIWAS - Heart Shaker
Momochuu - Aoi
Nani - Dreamy Pond
Nx-Nardcotix - Retro Vynil
Osmia Showroom - Late Night
Parker - Fran Outfit
Phedora - Porchia & Tatiana
Salt & Pepper - Dandy
Sorgo - Shades Set
Spirit - Jemma $100
Spirit - Shae & Chau
Tarte - Creative Outlet
Versov - Gacha Arcade
Wasabi Pills - Gemma

TOTAL: 34

Interestingly, Trompe Loeil, one of the founding merchants of Arcade, whom I do not like and who I've criticized for her favoured position with the Lab (I'm told she's a relative of somebody high up?!), in fairness, had her Emmeline Loungers at a mere $25. You never see that any more outside 30L Saturday and Redeux.

If your complaint is, but those creators with $75/pull or more have hair, or dresses, or some really fancy contraption, if you will.

To which I say but:

Nani - Dreamy Pond - Lilypad Dress.

Contrast D-Lab with Nomad
Riot - just as nice robes, lingerie and accessories for only $50
Tableau Vivant - just as nice hair

One particular horror of this round: horrid - Plastik's Sweet Meese

So while I'm here, let me publish the previous round's list -- there were slightly less:

Caboodle $75
ClaW $75
Clawtooth $75
David Heather $75
Dead Dollz $75
Doe $75
Empire $75
Fawny $75
Genesis Lab $100
Glam Affair $100
!gO! $75
Hazy $75
Ink $75
Lagyo $75
Lamb $75
Lcky $75
Le Fille Casse $75
Le Primitif $75
Little Bones $75
M.Birdie $75
Mikunch $75
Milk Motion $75
Nani $75
Nomad $75
Olive $75
Belladona $100
The Plastik $75
Tabelau Vivant $75
Wilds of Organica $100
Vale Koer $75
YS&YS $75
(31)
31

Last August, there were 31 - Half_Deer was a $75

Half+Deer $15 Birbies this time.

And there were even more the previous time, however:

Action
Ariskea
Kitja
Osmia
Salt & Pepper
Spirit
Action
Aii
Apple May
Astralia
Azuchi
Birdy
Caboodle
Dami
Dead Dollz
D-Lab $100
Doe
Empire
Genesis Lab $100
Glam Affair
!g0!
Hazy
INK
isil designs
JIAN
LaGyo
Le Fil Casse
Milk Motion
Miwa's Airship
Moon
Nani
N-core
Nomad
Plastik
Reign
Remarkable Oblivion
Second Spaces
Sweet Thing
Wasabi Pills

(39)

Exceptions:

Belle Epoque L'amour Courtois $50
Consignment Hover Bike workable $50 - just goes to show you that vehicles don't have to be $75 or $100.
Big Bully -- very innovative table
Clavv's soldier's plan

 

Comments

[We all hate "Porkefy" that's right, "Porkefy", not Prokefy]

We love Arcade, seems you are the only one with an issue here. Is this just plain old communism Prokefy? You hate people making a profit, Maybe you should join that Hippie culture out in Frisco?