One of the most frequent comments I get after 'I really like your adopt' is a variation on the theme 'they are expensive'.
These comments don't bother me anymore because I take them for what they are; a statement concerning the discrepancy between the funds of the buyer and the price of the seller. It is not meant to be a request, it's not begging, it's not criticism.
However, when received enough times, especially when who's receiving these comments is a younger artist, or someone who just started out with adopts, I can understand how this comment can be taken badly, how it can make artists doubt their own worth, and this is why I decided