Is FAB going to be an epic place to sell models?

After nearly three years getting to the point of creating models worthy of selling I decided to look into selling on Sketchfab and visited their forum which is now Read only.
Looking into why it’s now Read only I visited FAB https://www.fab.com
I then found this content about the next phase for Sketchfab.
Announcing Fab, the Next Phase for Sketchfab - Sketchfab Community Blog

As a newbie getting ready to sell models I’m interested in what those already doing so think about the upcoming changes.
They say that they’re looking to inspire creators to help build the Metaverse and that they’ll be joined by ArtStation Marketplace, Unreal Engine Marketplace, Quixel.

It all looks really good. What do you make of it?

It has a lot of open questions still, but it might be interesting. See here for some discussion that involves existing marketplace sellers and customers and Josh (from Epic): https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/announcing-fab-an-evolution-of-the-unreal-engine-marketplace/795198

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I think @bartv could probably contribute the most to this discussion :grin:

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Thanks for that. It’ll be an interesting read.

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Yes, I bet he would.

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Yeah I lead the Community Engagement team for Fab. I’m on vacation for the next two weeks though, so no shop talk :slight_smile:

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Geez, that was a read, but as of now I don’t know what to make of it. Too many questions to digest. But at the moment I’m left wondering if it’s going to be good for someone like me, a simple modeller simply looking to make models and sell them.
I suppose as a newbie to the scene Sketchfab feels like a comfortable place to sell, where as Fab seems like it could be an ocean to get lost in. But of course the many concerns may be addressed and it’ll be fine.
Luckily I’m not quite ready yet, so in the meantime I can watch at my leisure to what happens.

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Goes without say’n, probably very much deserved :grimacing:

though all the same half-your-luck ATM it’s freezing mid winter here and with cash I’m now chucking at the heater, could very well be perched under a beach side cabana, sipping umbrella drinks up north on the Gold Coast : p

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Are there any interesting updates you could share?

Also interested how you see it progressing and how different it will be to sketchfab.
My main interest will be selling models but it looks like it will have a lot to offer.

I’m not at liberty to discuss yet :slight_smile: Keep an eye on Fab.com and our social media channels for updates!

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I have a humongous collection of sketchfab bookmarks collected over many years. I just hope that there will a sketchfab-dot-com service for a while, just to redirect the links to the new website. :face_holding_back_tears:

Don’t worry, all links will continue to work :slight_smile:

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