AluminemSiren

[kaliamberscale.livejournal.com]

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.

Comments

[jamesalesto.livejournal.com]

Saying you have $11 in your bank account comes off as a way to guilt the OP for backing off on their refund. The whats or whys we spend commission money before the service is complete doesn't matter to the client, what matters is working out a way to pay them back as quickly as possible.

I get that things happen. Trust me. I'm going through a bit of a hectic time irl, too. My commission work has slowed down to a crawl, but it's not right to shrug off customers like this person seems to have been. Although I am glad that you are trying to make amends rather than letting this drag on further.

[aluminemsiren.livejournal.com]

I understand, I just meant that I wasn't trying to guilt trip, just informing them as of this moment I literally cannot refund them, but I do intend to do so with my next paycheck coming this friday.

I feel guilty for so many comments getting out of hand in this a_b post, and for anyone I know getting caught up in it as well. I appreciate people defending me, though I know I'm definitely in the wrong in this situation. There were just a few comments I felt that were a little too abrasive and I wanted to share my opinion, too, though some of them have been taken the wrong way.