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Warning: Flakey Artist
15 years ago
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I know-- such a rare and unused title in the Furry world.
I work with so many artists who are great. Whether it's full-on comics or just personal commissions, I've had some truly great experiences.
Of course, there are people out there of varying levels of talent who for whatever reason will take your money and not deliver. And it's not just that; hiccups happen. It's when they avoid all communication and can't speak up to let you know what the delay/problem is.
About a year ago I commissioned someone for three pencil sketches at $40 a pop -- $120 bucks total. They don't usually take commissions but they were in financial trouble and needed help-- so I helped them! I get commissions and they get money-- yay! But then they couldn't do the work. Stuff happened in their life, and they agreed to refund my money.
Six months later they DID try to, via PayPal. But they sent it in the wrong currency, shortchanging me by quite a bit. So I refunded the payment and asked them to send it again in US Dollars-- and nothing.
STILL nothing.
In the Furry world, there's really nothing I can do to get my money back. I still hope I will get it back but the reality is probably that it's gone. And that's sad. And there's really only one thing I CAN do, and that's publish their name and ensure no one else gets screwed like I did.
In this community, your reputation is all your have. Once it's tarnished-- that's it. Some people may forgive you but you'll always have that stigma attached to your name from that point on. So as an artist who displays their work on FA, do you really want people to know you're a flake and a thief?
I'll wait for a month longer. Then I'm afraid I'll have no choice but to try to save others some time and misery by publishing the name of the artist in question. I hope some attempt at communication with me will be made before that.
Respect,
Karis
I work with so many artists who are great. Whether it's full-on comics or just personal commissions, I've had some truly great experiences.
Of course, there are people out there of varying levels of talent who for whatever reason will take your money and not deliver. And it's not just that; hiccups happen. It's when they avoid all communication and can't speak up to let you know what the delay/problem is.
About a year ago I commissioned someone for three pencil sketches at $40 a pop -- $120 bucks total. They don't usually take commissions but they were in financial trouble and needed help-- so I helped them! I get commissions and they get money-- yay! But then they couldn't do the work. Stuff happened in their life, and they agreed to refund my money.
Six months later they DID try to, via PayPal. But they sent it in the wrong currency, shortchanging me by quite a bit. So I refunded the payment and asked them to send it again in US Dollars-- and nothing.
STILL nothing.
In the Furry world, there's really nothing I can do to get my money back. I still hope I will get it back but the reality is probably that it's gone. And that's sad. And there's really only one thing I CAN do, and that's publish their name and ensure no one else gets screwed like I did.
In this community, your reputation is all your have. Once it's tarnished-- that's it. Some people may forgive you but you'll always have that stigma attached to your name from that point on. So as an artist who displays their work on FA, do you really want people to know you're a flake and a thief?
I'll wait for a month longer. Then I'm afraid I'll have no choice but to try to save others some time and misery by publishing the name of the artist in question. I hope some attempt at communication with me will be made before that.
Respect,
Karis
He taught me a valuable lesson, though: unless you have the utmost confidence in the artist you're commissioning, never pay upfront.
Gah, it's really hard to resist making threats over the internet.