Alex I will have to disagree 100% with you on this mate,
What is nice looking to you may not be nice looking to other webmasters for one! The next thing How do you know the not so nice looking ones a sponsor has don't convert like mad? Just because galleries are not pretty flashy don't mean they wont convert. In fact Doing this now for 3.5 years I have learned in the long run Plain, simple and to the point converts 100 time better!
*shrugs* but just like you this is my
Tom