Well It really does depend on the medium , the type of commishion and the scale of it / detail.

But But I assume its just digital art or hand drawn / colored art . I think 1 year is perfectly fine with allowances upto 1.5 years to offer a good coverage incase of crap happening . but still if there has been no communication .. That is Sketchy .

I had to wait 18 months for this fursuit, twice the amount then my Raider suit.

I'm talking about art

I commissioned someone at Furfright back in 2012 and found out that artist is on some bad artist list that is on Livejournal and eventually got banned off of here for not supplying art after getting the money from people. So, I am basically out $50.00.

I agree. Communication is one of the key factors. Waiting is one thing not saying anything is another. If the artist doesn't say anything then it falls on you to get the ball rolling as they say. 2 years that is way too long. Also, let me guess you paid first, right?

Tis a bit excessive. Were you informed about any such delay beforehand? :/

I've been waiting that long for some and feel that is way too long...

In general I now only give 40days max so that I can file for PayPal protection and get refund if needed.

I waited about a year for a couple of little 'teddy' pictures from Shiuk.

I think I'm up to nearly 3 years and have recently just had the WIPs provided... Even with the artist pumping out a tonne of other art work recently commissioned...

What commission is this?

Depending on their commission Que personally i wouldn't wait more than 6 months.