http://kaliamberscale.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] kaliamberscale.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] artistsbeware2_archive2012-05-22 06:41 pm

AluminemSiren

WHO: Aluminemsiren, a.k.a. Orion

WHERE: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/aluminemsiren

WHAT:  One $25 character bust

WHEN: October 27th - Present

PROOF:  I don't think this needs much explaining.  Artist was commissioned in late October.  I didn't bug them about the commission until months had already passed.  Bugged them 2 or 3 more times between December 2011 and May of this year.  One of my emails even went ignored completely (probably because they were getting hounded by so many disgruntled commissioners).  May 12th, 2012 I requested a refund.  The email was read but never replied to.  I then sent another email asking for a refund, this time with more "srs bzns" verbiage.

I was told I would have to wait until Friday May 18th and will receive only a partial refund because the sketch had already been done. It is now 3 days after the 18th and my Paypal account is still at $0.  Aluminum, if you're reading this... I understand it's your business and you make the rules, but at this point in the game, a partial refund is only adding insult to injury.

http://i1150.photobucket.com/albums/o605/kalipython/AS01.jpg

http://i1150.photobucket.com/albums/o605/kalipython/as02.jpg

http://i1150.photobucket.com/albums/o605/kalipython/as03.jpg

EXPLAIN: Not much else to tell here.  The screenshots speak for themselves.  *shrug* 

EDIT: I have received a full refund in my paypal account from the artist.  Aluminum, I sincerely thank you for refunding me and I hope you are able to get your commission queue under control.  Good luck and thanks again.

[identity profile] kwolf13.livejournal.com 2012-05-29 12:27 am (UTC)(link)
I think it's completely fair for a warning to be posted. Besides, the purpose of the Bewares is not to tarnish peoples' reputations (the artists do a pretty good job of that themselves a lot of times), it's so people are well-informed.

I'm sure if you were buying a car, you'd want to know about ANY performance issues before making a decision, even if it looks good for the most part.

Same with businesses. There are plenty of places that criticize businesses for their flaws. Does it kill their business or tarnish their reputations? No, it's just so people are as informed as they want to be before they invest money into something.