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Starfinder, Kannos, Star, Astray etc (Update)
14 years ago
Right so,
Some of you don't care about this (Feel free to just skip it). Others of you may not know (Feel free to ask me questions about it or what have you).
Long story short for those that don't know, back in February 2010 I paid -Star-/Starfinder a fair sum for some commissioned artwork. At the time I didn't know her reputation or I would never have had any dealings with her at all. None the less, hard lesson learned.
In either case I have been trying ever since to either get her to finish the one major piece she was paid for via auction in Furbid (which rules demanded I pay her by a set date from auction end as per their TOS etc). After disappearing entirely on me several times I finally got a fairly decent sketch out of her that was supposed to have been completed. However in between she has actively and deliberately ignored/blocked me and any attempts to contact her. The only thing I've ever stopped short of was calling her or sending a letter directly to her house, even though I have at least two addresses for her in California.
It got to the point that I actually spoke to a lawyer. Now as you can imagine suing someone who is in the US while one is a resident of Canada (Or even just another state) is not a cheap proposition. As a result, and a result of the behaviour demonstrated by Kannos, I was advised to report her to the local police and/or the internet crime complaint centre.
Anyway, I've sent her one last e-mail trying to work things out to a reasonable resolution (either she pays me back the money owed or finishes the art she was paid to do). If that fails I'll be looking to once more get in touch with anyone she still has outstanding debts with from art/other items she was paid for and never delivered upon so that I may forward it all at once to the relevant authorities. And if some wonder about it, nothing I ever asked her to do was of an even remotely 'adult'/'xxx' nature. As with all art presently in my gallery, it was a sci-fi related piece. As a result I feel not even the slightest concern about going to the authorities on the matter, save that taking such steps can potentially permanently ruin some one's career/life.
I'm angry at her yes, very much so. Especially as I have proof time and time again she has flat out mislead or lied to me. (And thank you very much to those of you who in the past passed on some of that information. You know who you all are.). Still, maybe I'm just a retard but I like to think everyone deserves a last chance to make up for their sins as it were. Honestly the only real reason I'm even bothering to post this journal is that I suspect some one will pass this on to her. As she has actively blocked me from contacting her in several locations this is the only other way than sending her the e-mail (which I have done) that I can have of giving her 'due' notice of my trying one last time to seek a peaceable resolution to the matter.
If that fails, I will pursue every legal option of settling matters no matter how long it takes.
That said please, unless she's done something directly to you, yourself, don't harass her etc. Won't help matters any and may even harm things if it comes to having to try and lay charges.
Some of you don't care about this (Feel free to just skip it). Others of you may not know (Feel free to ask me questions about it or what have you).
Long story short for those that don't know, back in February 2010 I paid -Star-/Starfinder a fair sum for some commissioned artwork. At the time I didn't know her reputation or I would never have had any dealings with her at all. None the less, hard lesson learned.
In either case I have been trying ever since to either get her to finish the one major piece she was paid for via auction in Furbid (which rules demanded I pay her by a set date from auction end as per their TOS etc). After disappearing entirely on me several times I finally got a fairly decent sketch out of her that was supposed to have been completed. However in between she has actively and deliberately ignored/blocked me and any attempts to contact her. The only thing I've ever stopped short of was calling her or sending a letter directly to her house, even though I have at least two addresses for her in California.
It got to the point that I actually spoke to a lawyer. Now as you can imagine suing someone who is in the US while one is a resident of Canada (Or even just another state) is not a cheap proposition. As a result, and a result of the behaviour demonstrated by Kannos, I was advised to report her to the local police and/or the internet crime complaint centre.
Anyway, I've sent her one last e-mail trying to work things out to a reasonable resolution (either she pays me back the money owed or finishes the art she was paid to do). If that fails I'll be looking to once more get in touch with anyone she still has outstanding debts with from art/other items she was paid for and never delivered upon so that I may forward it all at once to the relevant authorities. And if some wonder about it, nothing I ever asked her to do was of an even remotely 'adult'/'xxx' nature. As with all art presently in my gallery, it was a sci-fi related piece. As a result I feel not even the slightest concern about going to the authorities on the matter, save that taking such steps can potentially permanently ruin some one's career/life.
I'm angry at her yes, very much so. Especially as I have proof time and time again she has flat out mislead or lied to me. (And thank you very much to those of you who in the past passed on some of that information. You know who you all are.). Still, maybe I'm just a retard but I like to think everyone deserves a last chance to make up for their sins as it were. Honestly the only real reason I'm even bothering to post this journal is that I suspect some one will pass this on to her. As she has actively blocked me from contacting her in several locations this is the only other way than sending her the e-mail (which I have done) that I can have of giving her 'due' notice of my trying one last time to seek a peaceable resolution to the matter.
If that fails, I will pursue every legal option of settling matters no matter how long it takes.
That said please, unless she's done something directly to you, yourself, don't harass her etc. Won't help matters any and may even harm things if it comes to having to try and lay charges.
Best of luck to you in relieving this situation!
If your talking bout the mods, no I cant. it's not about what they've said on AB itself as far as I can tell, but what they've started demanding be censored out about anything to do with Astray.
The last time I tried to make a post about her though AB mods were covering for her to a degree.
Since then I don't commission any artists at all but will occasionally buy a piece of art I see at a show - where I know i'll get it. You get tend to get better artwork that way.