What's with all this Magento stuff?

I know we have started the Plugin’s section and it is open to any extensions, but I have a few questions with it’s arrival.

I find it very odd and monopolistic that only one user has themes that were all ready and submitted to ThemeForest for the new “Magento” sections, also being the most expensive at $82. Also, another seemingly mundane Magento script is selling for the most expensive of all scripts on CodeCanyon! ($47)

I understand anyone can add their themes and scripts, but is anyone asking where this specific Category came from, especially considering that no one on the New Plugins Category recommendations page was asking for this and it’s the only plugin category listed?

Magento is great, but it is by no means the most popular ecommerce solution, first turned-to among authors like ourselves, nor the highest rated. In fact, it’s a feature creep, intricate and extreme overkill for most projects (Unless we have a client who has a $10,000 budget and wants to start selling thousands of products…in which case, why would he turn to an $80 template?).

Isn’t it a sign that if there is only one author contributing to a category that is is probably unpopular? It seems to make much more sense to me if we had a Tumblr or even ModX gallery.

Just my two cents. Anyone else seeing this?

Totally agree with you. We’re asking to raise our item’s prices, and then someone comes, an unknown author and sells his items for the highest price in CodeCanyon. Also, no one asked for a Magneto category.. We asked for alot of others thing, not Magneto.

Can’t believe this is happening.. Shame.

With no disrespect to the author, I don’t understand how a seemingly simple Javascript can cost $47..

I try to stay out of most posts like this, but I couldn’t resist.

I don’t really have a problem with the new Magento category however, I do not understand why it is there when on the main Magento Site they have their own Market Place.

To me as a buyer I would stay on the main Magento site to purchase or download free extensions for the software.

@iLochie I do agree with you 100%, also if you look on the main site (Magento) you will find that plugin. I do hope the Mods / Administrators have looked at that and made sure they are not reselling it