[Redsin]

So if I make a black circle in Photoshop, does that justify charging 500$ for it of a random buyer? No. (And I can guarantee you that the majority would see it the same way, as no one would buy it.) Its the same with the example I used. If a person agrees to pay before the service has been met, such as in the case of a shop then they have agreed on that. (That being said, the seller can still say they want payment first and still give it for free afterwards.) However, if someone makes something randomly that took them 10 seconds to make, with no effort put into it, then charging for it is not justified. Lets take another example. (As I am not the only who thinks like this these days.)

Bethesda released a "Horse armor" pack back in the days for Oblivion, people became furious when they realized that they had bought something that should've been free. The content, the work wasn't worth money. It simply had no effort to it. A little while ago when "The Witcher III" released the studio behind it said they'd release a bunch of DLC. People assumed they had to sell their house to have enough cash for it, the studio then informed that all the DLC expect two were going to be free.

Their reason? Simple. They stated that something that only take a tiny bit of time, with no real effort in it shouldn't be charged for. It isn't justified. But the two remaining DLCs that were large, waste and took months to make, they said it was justified to charge for those as it took effort and time to create unlike the others. The trend of "charging for every little thing" when overboard a few years ago, and have gotten worse with the years. Back when I started with graphical art and design, people were making forum tags for free as it only took a couple of minutes.

Now I see the same types of tags being sold for 20-50 US dollars. Requiring the same amount of work, the same amount of effort as the older ones. Which was next to none. Another prime example as I used earlier would be DLCs for games. Not all are worthy of a price, which is why studios release them for free. They cannot justify a price for it.

I am talking about an agreement before the deal, not charging for something the "receiver" didn't know would cost. Once again, we're not talking about a stupid dumb circle and such amount. If you are still referring to this awards made by @10, then like he stated himself: He did not want a payment, but he was offered. Even if he did want to charge, there's nothing wrong with it. (Unless he says it'll cost something after delivering the work etc.)

My point is - small things can cost, and prices is up to the buyer, whether it's justified or not. If he doesn't like it, move on.