Why is this still a thing?

[Deathsnova]

Why do select graphic artists offer some sort of "Prime" designs or "Premier" quality work for an additional fee? Claiming that by ordering this and paying 2x as much you'll get a higher quality work. So if i order your standard overpriced crap you will intetionally do a less-then-great job then you would of if i paid you more? If i pay you more do you still rush me out of the msn conversation by exporting the file twice before i was done telling you how I think the product could be improved to my likings? If i pay you more will you not alt tab to some random Game of Thrones episode blasting through the stream you offered so I could see my product in real-time?

Honestly; if you are one of those thieves offering 'better' quality work for higher price, please elaborate as to how you actually plan on doing that, and why you choose to purposely do a shitty job on all other orders unless they pay you more money.

 

[Zeus22]

I think you need to calm down.

 

[Danai]

I don't agree with you.

As a freelancer, I would work harder and longer to perfect your work if you paid me $20 than if you paid me $5 - the other option is for all graphics to be of a high price, then you'll be moaning.

 

[ZippyGFX]

When customers order a normal signature from my shop I usually take 1hr+ to complete it and charge $5, which is reasonable and has a decent outcome.

If a customer is looking for something outstanding, it takes a longer time to add in every single detail, I'm not going to make every sig "premium" which usually takes a lot longer to complete for $5. I'm sorry for your bad experience but I never rush a customer, I make sure they're 100% satisfied with their purchase before making them pay.

 

L2look at previous threads.

It's a "business" strategy. And while it certainly isn't a bad one at all, there obviously is a stigma associated with it.

The facade that virtually no effort is put into non-premium or vip pieces is a misconception at best. It's just a matter of the time spent on the graphics being (mostly) proportional to the money spent. If someone offers $50 to do the same thing someone offers $10 for, it would make virtually no sense to give them the exact same quality product. Now the general solution I've seen for this is to have concrete prices to avoid situations like this, but time is money. It's not the fact that people throw a bunch of crap together and charge you $10 if you're not ordering the the same thing for $20; it's just a matter of time being of the essence, so money is used as a determination of how much of it is spent.

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Thanks for posting this nova

I think Sellerman's thread http://www.sythe.org/graphics-discussion-questions/1500022-vip-premium.html addresses this issue the best.