Not a common question I get but I guess I can explain why I never bothered opening shop with Commissions. There are several reasons why.

Bad first impressions - Guess I've just had the bad luck of seeing some people who do comms as their only way of surviving in life. This is a whole complicated discussion to get into but basically, I'd rather be making an honest living via real life work then this.

Preferred Hobby - I'm more of an ideas guy where I just feel like doing whatever comes to my mind before moving onto the next idea. I don't like being dogpiled under ideas from other people if I decided to do Comms. Besides, my stuff here is just a hobby, just for fun. If I started Comms than it starts to feel more like work and less fun.

Artstyle - This is probably just a me thing, but I don't think my below average art is of any real value. I just feel like I'd be false advertising people from it, thanks to past experience. Back when I was more slap happy with doing Art Trades for anyone during my... struggling times... it went like this. I asked for doing an art trade, they said yes, I do the pic, and they're disappointed that my real art was a downgraded compared to the tracing and coloring I used to do. Nowadays I'm alot more strict with Art Trades, mainly sticking to friends only.

Balance - Simply put, I'm not cut out in trying to balance Comms with everything else going on in my life. I've already been struggling from fretting over my job to dealing with feelings of loneliness. Been trying to be more social outside of PC land. Sometimes I do pics just as a way to relieve stress and relax. Hence why I've made alot of wholesome themed pics despite all the fat furs and inflation. The only time I'd be desperate to do Commissions is if I'm somehow living in a box out in the streets with no job.

Scammers - Yeah, this one's a no brainer.

And that's about it for my somewhat cynical thoughts.