or a very smart businessman......
I know where you're coming from, but that crew has been over-selling and under-delivering for long enough now that I have to think it's hurting them. I think Bailey is about as sexy as they come, but it's been a while since I was willing to buy a zip from them. You know the old saying, fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me. It's one thing if it because of the model's comfort level, but it's clearly a business decision on their part and often manipulative because the previews imply it's going to be more than it is. I think it moves people who would normally be willing to pay for content into the "I'll just wait for someone to post it on kitty-kats" category.
Then again, maybe I'm over-estimating the typical porn buyer and they're more like Charlie Brown, easily fooled into trying to kick the ball over and over no matter how many times Lucy pulls it away. It's possible I'm wrong and Epic Zips is doing well enough with this approach that it's bringing in the money they expect. It also seems possible they're losing money and can't figure out why and blaming it solely on pirating.
( For those not familiar with Charlie Brown, search on youtube for "Charlie Brown, Lucy and the Football" and just imagine Lucy is Epic Zips, the football is Bailey's new zip set, and "it being Thanksgiving" is why this zipset is finally going to be the one worth buying! It helps to know that Lucy's been suckering Charlie Brown for years already. Now, how many Charlie Brown's are there out there? )