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8 years ago
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In the last 6 months, I have had 3 different sellers/artists essentially go AWOL on me due to "personal issues". Now, I try to sympathize since I know "shit happens", but at some point, when over HALF of the time this causes said sellers to go AWOL without telling me, and after I have already PAID them, I start to get a little snippy.
Not to sound like a soulless corporate prick, but in my opinion, if you dedicate yourself to running your own business, you should be 100% sure that you can fulfill your duties as a businessperson. If you are the type who easily succumbs to personal issues often, but still insists on taking money up front, then you shouldn't be running a business.
Unfortunately these experiences have made me no longer want to pay for anything up front from artists and dealers. I just don't feel like wasting time trying to remember who owes me what, and when I need to remind people to send me the items they promised me.
Not to sound like a soulless corporate prick, but in my opinion, if you dedicate yourself to running your own business, you should be 100% sure that you can fulfill your duties as a businessperson. If you are the type who easily succumbs to personal issues often, but still insists on taking money up front, then you shouldn't be running a business.
Unfortunately these experiences have made me no longer want to pay for anything up front from artists and dealers. I just don't feel like wasting time trying to remember who owes me what, and when I need to remind people to send me the items they promised me.
