Hey guys, I was prompted by Bosunbob to clarify what's up with customs on UMD. I'll be updating our TOS soon to remind Paypal account holders that they do not allow transactions for adult content, so do not use UMD get leads or conduct business if you are using Paypal. There are other payment services that are OK.
What I think needs to be clarified is the Private Sale option. It lets you upload a scene and instead of putting it on your store, you specify that it only be buyable by a specific person. You can price it however you like and submit it, and they will get a notice on their end. They may purchase it using any payment method that we offer, including Paypal.
Or they may not purchase it. You would be producing it without the guarantee of payment (sort of like a regular download!). So this is not a full-blown customs solution and isn't intended to be. There is no built-in protection in case the customer bails, and the system may be totally worthless for most of you. But I have seen models upload a high-priced scene just long enough for the one customer to buy it, then delete it. This was at least a step up from that.
Since we can't take up-front funds, this system would probably only work if you were producing customs that you could still sell as regular downloads if the customer didn't come through. Again, it's not a real replacement for anything and the customs that you do might never be of the generally marketable type. But what can I do? I just make the tools that I can, and put them up there in hopes that you guys maybe find a way to make them work in a new or novel way. Otherwise, keep sending me ideas and I'll support anything that makes sense to support you guys.