It has prons and cons but I want to like this site Cons is the new updates with sale commission, it is unfriendly to small creators as me, so this make me sad I am grateful for support I recieve... See more
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CGTrader is a 3D model marketplace for computer graphics, virtual/augmented reality/ and gaming, backed by a strong professional designer community. On CGTrader, 3D artists, design studios and businesses share and sell their models. Enterprise and business customers can choose from a wide collection of high-quality 3D models that can be used in their projects, shortening project development time and saving resources. CGTrader gives talented 3D designers the opportunity to showcase their work, get valuable feedback from the community, learn from their peers and interact in a designer-friendly environment. The platform allows designers to directly communicate with their customers and earn the highest royalties in the market. We also help professional design studios generate business leads and increase brand awareness.
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Theft! - Fraud on my credit card
I've only purchased a few models via CGTRADER - and they have been OK - Nothing great ... however last week - a load of models where just 'purchased' on my account - when I approached the seller and CGTRADER directly about the fraud - they did NOTHING! ... The seller never even responded and CGTRADER just told me to change my password and then sent me an email as a reminder to 'review' the models i had purchased????? - I'm now in the process of TRYING!!!! to close my account with CGTRADER but for some reason, this takes ages of back and forth - pretty much BEGGING THE BAST***S to CLOSE MY ACCOUNT!!! it's such a scam - an opportunity for a company to get your credit card details - hold them on file and steel your information - steer clear of these thieves!!!!

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This website will get all your money and will leave you with crumbs
I'm a seller on this website, I just earned $13 from a $20 sale less their cut. For transferring the money there's a fee of $3 leaving me with $10. I provided all the right info for my bank. It failed leaving me with $10. Transferring the money again will leave me only $7 for the $20 sale. This website is not seller friendly. They are big ass scammers. They can have that remaining $10 but i will never use this website again to buy or sell.

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The website provides higher royalty…
The website provides higher royalty percent than other 3D marketplaces. It is also a good place for newcomers to gain experience and communicate with other 3D modelers.
Scammers!!!
Scammers!!!! When it's time to pay they invent reasons that don't exist...ridiculous...and they block you...you are left without money and without a page.You can't recover the page with the products...Scammers!!!!They are not serious or pin up!!!!

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Horrible...horrible experience
Horrible...horrible experience. never again will I buy a 3d model from these clowns. Merchant claimed file supported a certain format/editor and got the downloads..what a surprise! not even close to being usable. Submitted a claim for refund and no can do. I'm now out over $100! Buyers beware of these scam artists. Filed a credit card chargeback and hoping for the best.

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It has become the worst platform for…
It has become the worst platform for selling 3D models ever. Profits are paid late and irregularly. The new payment system is disgusting and very bad. I no longer sell anything I design on this platform.
This Company is a Total Scam!
BEWARE! Most of the positive reviews for this company are being made by accounts that have only ever made one single review! Before that wave of fake positive reviews this company's rating was a 2 at best! Don't be fooled! They screwed over their artists BIG TIME!
Don't be fooled by their helpful friendly tone in their response either! The facts still remain: 1. They forced all their artists onto some inflexible off the beaten path payment system, taking away paypal and direct deposit options. 2. They didn't deliver solutions to the problem when actually trying and failing at signing up with said payment service!
In all likelihood cg-traitor made serious referral earnings by forcing their artists to sign up with this glitchy payment service. I can't prove that but their actions speak for themselves!
Original review: This company swindled my last payments under their new bogus payout system that they forced onto their sellers and now I can't even collect my last earnings! I tried to sign up with the new payment system and it kept glitching! In private they tried to accuse me like it was my fault for the reason it wasn't working instead of helping me! In public they keep responding in "corporate boiler-plate speak" trying to act like they're being helpful when they are completely sticking it to their sellers who make their business go! Buyers take your business elsewhere because the people that run this company or running it straight into the ground! Sellers, don't sign up unless you want to get scammed by these thieves!

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Horrible client support
Horrible client support and resolution of problems. No products, no money back. Once they get your money, they don't care if the product info is misleading. Never again! Don't recommend it. Get your models from other websites.

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Big tax royalties and bad payment system
Never try cgtrade is the wrost platform for 3d selling
Big tax 30% also have suck payment system im losing money from a failed transfer they make .

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Decent and hard working costumer service
i had an issue with buying on their site and the costumer service was very helpful
i hate cg trader
i hate cg trader. keeps declining my payments to the designer due to suspected fraud. the only way to contact them is through email. they may get back to me in 3 to 5 days. once this project is finished i won't be hiring any more designers through though cg trader. have had enough of this crap.
Disappointing Changes in Payment Methods
I've been a CGTrader seller for many years, appreciating the platform's services. However, recent changes, particularly the switch to Hyperwallet for payments, have left me dissatisfied.
The decision to introduce an additional intermediary financial company means losing more commissions. When I initially registered, payment conditions were different, and this sudden alteration feels like a breach of trust.
These changes, touted as improvements, only seem to complicate matters and can be disheartening for sellers like myself. Sadly, this has led me to consider exploring alternative marketplaces that align better with the initial conditions I valued when joining CGTrader.

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Artists Avoid Selling on This Site!!!
This company is forcing ALL of their artists to sign up with hyperwallet which is not actually a mandatory thing in order to continue receiving payments with paypal. I tried signing up and everything glitched out on me, and when I called the folks at hyperwallet they said the problem was with cgtrader. When I contacted cgtrader about this, they totally deflected the blame onto me as if I were doing something wrong and they weren't willing to read in detail the actual problem and deliver solutions accordingly.
After this I had no choice but to pull my products with them considering how difficult they were making things for me to continue selling with them. Now after the incident, they have skipped the usually scheduled payout on the 20th of the month and they are not telling me why they are holding back my money.
I'm assuming they're going to hold my last payment hostage until I sign up with hyperwallet which may be the only way they'll pay it out. Remember, these are limitations that they are setting as they could just simply still choose to pay me the traditional way through the normal PayPal route.
If you're an artist I would avoid this site like the plague!!! Besides the difficult payment scheme, their upload form is way glitchy and prone to losing / unlinking files like preview images etc. I'm still waiting to hear back from them about the payment that they're refusing to give me. I EARNED THAT MONEY AND I WANT IT NOW!!!

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Keep an eye out for CC statement
Keep an eye out for CC statement. Invoices are always different from the actual charge. It makes it very hard to do business when invoices do not match up with the CC statement

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Awful service regarding payments
Awful service regarding payments! They forced users to move to Hyperwallet without leaving any choice!!!

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CGTRADER FORCES HYPERWALLET ON DESIGNERS
I was a selling 3d print designer on cgtrader for years. Yesterday i deleted all my payed models.
The reason: cgtrader only wants to pay me using the hyperwallet. Problem is that hyperwallet is a scam.
I ask them if they can pay me in other ways, but no. They do not give a f***.
Do not buy from them, only download free models. They dont care about the designers anymore.....
They say they value the content creators, but asked us nothing. Sorry but you only care about yourself....cgtrader

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CGtrader 3D print design company
I've been using CGTrader for some time now and purchased many STL model files over 18 months. They pitch themselves selling supposedly top end stuff, which you pay a premium for and their really top quality designs are about 9/10.
Unfortunately about 25% of the low end designs are not up to par. Kind of end of final semester test models, full of glitches ... unfinished afterthoughts and upgrades.
And a loyalty system that just makes sure it never pays out on any of your purchases, despite showing the amount that can't be spent.
All in all one of the better bigger Computer Graphics 3D modeling and design platforms. That needs to seperate the wheat from the chaff if it wants to capture the top end of the home/office environment
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