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Roblox will let users sell \u201cfull avatar bodies and standalone heads\u201d that they create by Thursday, Roblox said in a post on its developer forums<\/a> (via VentureBeat<\/em><\/a>). The new line of creator-made virtual goods (something Roblox calls user-generated content, or UGC) could help more people build businesses on Roblox<\/em>, which might keep them from making things for competing metaverse platforms like Meta\u2019s Horizon Worlds<\/em> and Epic Games\u2019 Fortnite<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n There will be some limits on what users can sell. The bodies and heads must follow the company\u2019s community standards<\/a>, marketplace policy<\/a>, and \u201cpass proactive checks against Roblox IP,\u201d so you won\u2019t be able to sell an obvious Shrek look-alike. Bodies will need to have \u201cmodesty layers built in,\u201d which is a good restriction for a platform that\u2019s very popular with children<\/a>. The sellable parts will have to be within the limits of a maximum and minimum size so that the avatar functions properly across different experiences.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n To encourage creators to sell virtual bodies and heads (this is weird every time I write it), Roblox says that they have \u201cno upload fee and no minimum price.\u201d (Accessories and clothing typically have an upload fee of 750 Robux, according to a Roblox webpage<\/a>.) Creators will get 30 percent of the sale of an avatar body or head, and an additional 40 percent will go to the owner of where<\/em> the virtual items are sold. So, if you make your own Roblox<\/em> experience and sell an avatar body or head in that experience, you\u2019ll get a 70 percent cut of the sale.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n