Update on HollenHeist aka Cassie

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Recap...
A year ago, I commissioned a suit from an FA user called HollenHeist She was paid in full, and after several promises of having said product sent to me, or finished by certain dates and always failing to come through, she has now fallen off the face of the earth. Save for one random call that reached her via someone from here calling.

Well, It's been I believe 2 weeks, and I still cannot get a hold of her. One very nice person here did manage to get a hold of her, and she said something about posting pictures.

At this point, I simply wish to talk to her, to find out point blank what is going on. Not what I wish to hear, but what the truth is.
I really do not wish to take this to a legal point, but I'm fearing that I have no choise.
I understand life gets in the way of things. But I do not believe this lack of communication is warranted.

If anyone can get a hold of her, please let her know that I would like to have this cleared up as simply as possible.

Thanks.

Kat

Question For You All

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So this might not be worthy of the community, but I was discussing this matter with first my fiance and then a friend of mine, and the friend suggested I post it here...

Around Christmas/beginning of December, my fiance decided to commission a fairly talented and well-known artist we both love. The issue isn't really with her, so I won't post her name for now - I'd rather not associate her with the 'Beware-List.'

So my fiance commissions her for an ACEO of our characters, at a price of approximately $60 including insured shipping since the artist is overseas. Looking over the notes, my fiance contacted the artist in late November, received a sketch to be approved in early December, and received a Photobucket link to the final product the very next day. Frankly impressive due to the artist involved, in my opinion.

It was send out in the mail December 6th, and was supposed to arrive around the time I was visiting my fiance, the 3rd week in December - a little before Christmas, basically.

Well, something went wrong and we still haven't received it. This is a first for the artist - having a piece lost in the mail, I mean - and she's got a very established record of haiing her commissioners receive their art. In fact, every other person she sent art out to that batch got theirs safe and sound. Hell, we saw the finished piece, so we know it's done.

Here's where the dilemma comes in... ( More Under Cut )

I love this artist's work, but I'm still not sure what to do...

Also it's saying I'm not allowed to tag entries, so I apologize for that.