Or you could always be one who makes his own. :D
*ENDORSES SELF HERE*
Do you pay for inflation content?
Fri, 05/09/2008 - 04:14
#3
Fri, 05/09/2008 - 04:33
#4
bosk
Yeah, I've paid for two of the Taylor vids and I was on and off with Bambi for the past couple of years- basically, I'd join, get all the content I'd missed and then not re-up after the month was up. Maybe that's kind of crappy, but the updates were a bit inconsistent, so it paid for me to wait a few months and then collect. After your little run in with them, Inflate123, I don't think I'm going back. I don't want to get you into any more trouble by saying something like that, but that whole thing just left me a bit irked about their professionalism and respect for someone who spearheaded the online community of our previously unmentioned fetish.
I joined 3rd-Art.com for a month or two a few years back, but they had almost no updates whatsoever, so I cancelled.
I conscientiously pay in order to support our tiny subculture, but I am also guilty of finding these things for free on the various bittorrent sites.
Fri, 05/09/2008 - 06:55
#5
No, I only want to pay for really really good stuff. Maybe I will consider to pay if there comes an inflation suit what will inflate completely round(only hands/arms and feet out)and feeling pressure inside.
Or/and, if there comes a professional movie all about inflation.
But until then...I enjoy playing with balloons, youtube and other simple stuff.
Fri, 05/09/2008 - 07:13
#6
Mentalyinsane
I'm a freeloader at this point. Nothing I really want to pay for, and no money to pay for it if I even wanted it.
Fri, 05/09/2008 - 07:23
#7
LittlePumpkin wrote:
Maybe I will consider to pay if there comes an inflation suit what will inflate completely round. (only hands/arms and feet out)
I've got one of those in the works... ;)
Fri, 05/09/2008 - 09:57
#8
I've bought a Miss Taylor video and I had a subscription to expansioncomics.com. I canceled it when I realized that I was just paying for the chance that another page of Slime Thief might come out.
These are both recent, though.
Fri, 05/09/2008 - 13:22
#9
doubleintegral
Never paid for anything. Always thought that was a slippery slope toward blowing a lot of money on porn.
However, Critical Volume accepting commissions is very tempting...
Fri, 05/09/2008 - 13:46
#10
I purchased a commission one time, that turned out pretty well. I may do one again, but otherwise, I've never been quite satisfied with most pay material to consistently hand out money.
Fri, 05/09/2008 - 17:35
#11
There've been times when I've contemplated getting a Bambi subscription for a month, or buying a video... but times when I feel I can afford it come and go, usually I feel I can't afford that sort of indulgence.
When I felt like I could afford to spend some money in the past I was stymied by the fact I had neither a credit card, nor a U.S. bank account... you need at least one of these for most porn sites. Maybe if places took paypal I'd have splashed some cash at some point in the past, or would spash some in the future.
Fri, 05/09/2008 - 17:55
#12
bostoncowboy
i'm a freeloader. I just don't blow the money. bambi's vides have poor scripting, but I've considered expansion comics and am currently thinking about a BBW site.
Fri, 05/09/2008 - 19:43
#13
JSK00
I prefer doing the free stuff. After all, there was only one time I trusted online purchasing, and that didn't seem to go well with my account. So now, I just visit here (and occasionally FIR) to get what I came for.
Fri, 05/09/2008 - 20:07
#14
AlecDeluxe
I'd be willing to pay, but there isn't a lot that's geared to my interests that isn't already free.
Fri, 05/09/2008 - 20:09
#15
I use to be a member of Bambi's belly/be thing. I would purchase it for a month or two then cancel. At first I only joined because it was the only place that actually had a real woman playing the inflation card, but it lost it's novelty real quick.
The lack of production value and updates is what really lead me to stop paying for this stuff. Not to mention there is a real disconnect between said actress and her fans. When every video consists of dialogs, "Oh mah gawd mah belleh" I lost interest very fast and found myself muting them. Then, after a month of no updates it was the final straw and I decided it just wasn't worth paying 30 bucks a month to see a couple of amatures attempt to pull out an inflation video with poor acting and god awful "how can you call that a prop" flesh colored breast and belly props.
Fri, 05/09/2008 - 23:32
#16
LOL, same exact thing for me bellywolf. Except it was mainly "oh mah gawd mah titties" and I started muting the videos pretty quick. Then it would take a month for a 8 minute video to come that consisted of talking and walking around for 7 minutes that was just completely pointless. I always wondered how it could possibly take that long to make one of those videos, it seems like an average person could make one with a home video camera in about a day.
Sat, 05/10/2008 - 01:00
#17
I don't pay for things because I can't. Free stuff is generally good enough for me, and nothing I've seen on paysites have screamed "buy me" though I've been tempted by both Bambi and Taylor at various times. As a college student, however, I just don't have the money to blow on that sort of thing.
Sat, 05/10/2008 - 01:39
#18
No, I'd draw my own stuff. :)
Sat, 05/10/2008 - 02:40
#19
Paid for a fair amount of commissions, many of which I suspect are probably in the files of you, the reader, as you go through this.
Don't do that as much now, since there are far too many scam artists out there instead of trustworthy pencil handlers.
Sat, 05/10/2008 - 02:55
#20
darth_clone19
Stuff that I need to pay for doesnt call my attention. Not because I have to pay, just because...it doesnt. Its not what Im into.
Sat, 05/10/2008 - 05:31
#21
airtankgirl5
I've paid for online vid downloads, morph subscriptions, bought Mood Boobs, I'll usually let my curiosity get the better of me. Overall, most of it has been largely disappointing.
That being said, I am currently looking for an artist to hire for a comic version of a story, I guess that counts too.
Sat, 05/10/2008 - 05:49
#22
Keyosne wrote:
No, I'd draw my own stuff. :)
same here
Sat, 05/10/2008 - 08:07
#23
Inflate123
Really interesting responses, and at the moment, the poll is about half and half.
I generally pay when I can. I paid for Bambi's sites for about 18 months, which was a pretty significant investment. I've commissioned a few artists here and there, many times on Sievert's recommendations on who he trusts. :) I bought Mood Boobs on DVD. I am fortunate in that I am now old enough to have some spending money and a "jobby" -- a hobby on the side that sometimes generates income, in addition to my day job. So with a little extra "fun money" from that, I tend to not feel bad about buying fetishy stuff from time to time.
But I have also been in the position where I had no money to spare, no way to cover my financial tracks, and no privacy in which to enjoy anything I would have bought anyway. For years I was just thrilled to read any story on Usenet or find any morph or drawing that even so much as implied inflation, and hide the printouts in a shoebox or back everything up to CD and hide those. So I've been in both camps, but now that I'm in the position to pay, I do, because...well, that's one way to be sure you see what you like, isn't it? (And I like to release the commissions into the wild like Sievert does -- I followed his good example.)
Follow-up for folks who create their own stuff: Do you release it publicly? And have you ever considered selling your work?
Sat, 05/10/2008 - 09:26
#24
Inflate123 wrote:
Follow-up for folks who create their own stuff: Do you release it publicly?
Nope, but I want to. I always post my "normal" drawings, so I secretly want to post inflation art somehow too. But then people know my real identity. That's why I'm not making often inflation art becouse nobody would see it. I could spend my time better on making things what I can publish. Until now I have made 4 inflation drawings, but I have a lot of more ideas. :(
Inflate123 wrote:
And have you ever considered selling your work?
Also no, ofcourse. I've never sold anything (I'm still young, so it could someday happen) It just don't feel right. If I do sell my work, it would be normal art.
Sat, 05/10/2008 - 14:30
#25
Inflate123 wrote:
Follow-up for folks who create their own stuff: Do you release it publicly? And have you ever considered selling your work?
Nowadays I release everything publicly as soon as it is finished. So now when I start something I am already thinking of the public reaction, such as whether or not I'm giving people something they haven't already seen. I only started doing this around 2001 though. Previously I did everything purely for myself and still have a fair amount of unreleased stuff, although most of it is poorly drawn, unimaginative or unfinished. It's getting to the point where I now feel I'm half working for myself and half for the community.
I don't think I'd ever sell my work. Firstly, it's just not high enough quality. I'm a thoroughly amateur artist.
Secondly I don't produce work prolifically enough. I have taken the occasional request but can provide no guarantee on when and if it will be completed, so I can't really charge for them.
Thirdly, once you start selling your services, you open yourself up to mainly drawing or writing for other people, maybe drawing stuff that doesn't really do it for you, or that just isn't imaginative. (It'd likely just be a flood of requests for the same thing but with a different anime character each time)
Fourthly, as mentioned, I don't pay for stuff. I like the level to which people provide free stuff within our community. I think it would just conflict with my ethos for the community if I went professional.
Sat, 05/10/2008 - 19:40
#26
carnatic wrote:
once you start selling your services, you open yourself up to mainly drawing or writing for other people, maybe drawing stuff that doesn't really do it for you, or that just isn't imaginative. (It'd likely just be a flood of requests for the same thing but with a different anime character each time)
This is so true. I've had maybe 10+ requests at DA of people asking me to do certain characters in certain situations or expansion/inflation themed. They almost all seem to be 'conventional,' and only 1 has ever really made me think 'that is a cool idea!'
I've gotten in to the idea of mainly doing art that I think I'd enjoy, but also that hasn't been done before. There's so much repetition that it can get boring (for example: just how many nude Jessica Rabbit images do we need?).
But also on topic of this thread, I do pay for inflation/expansion art. Though in terms of content, BustArtist is the only one who has created content that I feel gives me my money's worth. He is partly the inspiration that made me decide to do my blueberry comic on DA. He told an interesting story, and managed to not make it just an all-out gawkfest from page 1. That's another thing that 'grinds my gears.' The images that are just single characters on a blank page, and it just goes on from there. I want to have a little adventure, not just be some voyeur just sitting in the middle of a white room.
Sun, 05/11/2008 - 01:47
#27
Dang, carnatic! I second you're comments to the letter!
We must be inflatable twins or something!
Sun, 05/11/2008 - 04:34
#28
RenegadeKamui
Fukureruba wrote:
Dang, carnatic! I second you're comments to the letter!We must be inflatable twins or something!
But isn't your most recent pic a commission for Inflate123?
I went without buying commissions for a long time, but a few months ago I got one from BlooberBoy (which you can see in his gallery on this site or on DA). It was so awesome, though, that I'm thinking of getting a couple more. I'm a fan of inflation in general, but I like some types more than others, and the sad fact is that the types I like aren't particularly in vogue right now. I see nothing wrong with asking someone to put your ideas to paper, instead of waiting forever for someone else to come up with them on their own.
Sun, 05/11/2008 - 11:38
#29
Fukureruba wrote:
Dang, carnatic! I second you're comments to the letter!We must be inflatable twins or something!
Surely you can't possibly second my comment #1 though... Your work is far within the realms of professional quality work that you could actually put a price on.
Mon, 05/12/2008 - 23:27
#30
First, to answer the overall question: I have paid before. I was a member of expansion comics for about a month, but after I toured the comics there, I decided to drop my membership because they were pretty much everything that I saw done before, thus not really worth my money.
Quote:
Do you release it publicly?
Some, not all. Certain pictures containing certain characters of mine I only show to real trusted sources.
Quote:
And have you ever considered selling your work?
I have. Done a few commissions. Most of the inquiries into them I turn down, because they're horrible run of the mill, and lack any hook that makes me really want to do them. Kinda like the same problem you get with requests.
Wed, 05/14/2008 - 07:39
#31
I've only released a very limited amount of material, but I do tend to find that the trouble with our fetishes is that they're very limited in what you can do with them. Often the same story is told again and again and I'm not really up for paying for that. I release what I can, but I'm just too darned lazy to finish what I start.
I'm a believer in karma though, so I kind of think that if I give away stuff for free, then hopefully somebody else will and so on. Spread the inflation goodness.
Wed, 05/14/2008 - 14:53
#32
dragon_6860
As for me, I've always had whatever I could find for free, heh, I'm a poor student, and I'm sure all of us have been there :)
As for requests and selling, I have sold one piece, a Story called "Vooboob" to the BEA story club. I don't think it went over that well though, but eh :) Can't please everyone.
Request-wise, I'd have to agree with Witty and Uruseir, It's rare to get good requests. I may have mentioned it before, but I've the only request that I've gotten is a real gem. No subject line, just this:
"hey wanna do a stories to do with a witch or curse 3or4 girls and body ass be wg expansion s and it can be how ever ud like to do it and can be cheerleaders preeps goths anime people what ya think"
With requests like that, how can you NOT be inspired? :-D
Thu, 05/15/2008 - 02:06
#33
I paid for one month of bambi. Maybe I'll go back someday but definitely not for awhile. To be honest, most of the content I've paid for has been of the large lady variety (ie bigcuties, supersizedbombshells, etc.). I love inflation whether it be drawn or acted out with props but nothing compares to actually seeing a woman that is in reality that large and round.
Thu, 05/15/2008 - 02:46
#34
Inflate123
dragon_6860 wrote:
"hey wanna do a stories to do with a witch or curse 3or4 girls and body ass be wg expansion s and it can be how ever ud like to do it and can be cheerleaders preeps goths anime people what ya think"With requests like that, how can you NOT be inspired? :-D
What, no bubbling test tubes? Clearly that request lacks imagination. :)
Thu, 05/15/2008 - 23:32
#35
I myself have paid for vidz and what I thought might be "good" content. LOL
I tried using Yahoo groups as an outlet so people wouldn't have to pay to see inflation art or morphs, but Yahoo begged to differ.
If there were any good sites with inflation that differed more than just a wardrobe change then I would be game.
Until then I have been steadily lurking and dabbling in the balloon stuffing and/or inflation field.
But yeah, Inflate123 has been around too long to be dissed by some up and comers who ripped a site from another person only to monopolize the content... phew... sorry.. didn't mean to vent there.. ok.. maybe I did. LOL
Live on Inflation Peeps!
Fri, 05/16/2008 - 00:36
#36
airtankgirl5
I've never really considered selling a story, mostly because 1. I don't produce that often. 2. Who'd be interested?
I have considered doing one on a limited release so only the people who commented on the last one got a copy of the new one.
As far as paying, I'm still looking for an artist to do a comic adaption of one of my stories. So far, limited sucess. Maybe no one else would like it, but I sure would.
There have always been two kinds of content: Stuff you pay for and stuff you don't. I'm wondering how many people actually do kick in some scratch for what they want to see, and how many people just take whatever comes their way.
"Yes" means you've at some point hired an artist or writer for a commissioned work, or paid a subscription to an inflatable fetish site (like BEA or Bambi's sites), or bought an individual product (like Mood Boobs or Taylor's movies), or donated when an artist says "if you like my work, please send me PayPal or buy something from my Amazon wish list."
"No" means, well, no. Maybe you are not in the position to pay. Maybe you don't have enough spare cash; maybe you don't have a way to pay anonymously and you don't want to link your real identity to your fetish identity; maybe you are not financially independent at this stage of your life. Or maybe there's so much good free stuff out there that you don't feel the need to pay. BodyInflation.org is one such example!
This is not a moral judgment. I'm not suggesting that one or the other is "right." But I'm curious to know how much of this community runs on its own enthusiasm and how much runs on the fiscal realities of the normal world.
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