Beware: Aphrodisiac

https://artists-beware.livejournal.com/887117.html

EDIT;; Art has been finished,and can be viewed here. (finished Jan18th 2016) Things have been resolved!
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/18823351/ (NSFW WARNING)!!!

WHO: Aphrodisiac,

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

WHAT: 2 Character colored sketch

WHEN: I sent payment on July 24th, 2015
(http://i.imgur.com/FhAIP6N.png)

PROOF:
July 23rd: Proof of accepting my commission,agreeing on price http://i.imgur.com/uDSsbTR.png
July24th: Proof of payment received - http://i.imgur.com/FhAIP6N.png
Proof of posting adopts, YCH, etc:
http://i.imgur.com/Oi3uCES.jpg (adopt), http://i.imgur.com/TQNSD1u.jpg (Xmas ych)

EXPLAIN: I contacted Aphrodisiac for a colored sketch commission of my girlfriend and I back in july, of a colored sketched. I had commissioned them twice before this, and the turn around time was super quick. Took no longer than a week on both, so I wasn't worried about a turn around time. Payment was sent July 24th. I heard nothing from them until I messaged them a few times asking for updates, in all cases there was none. I felt a little uneasy, as their postings slowed down, and the only submissions they were posting were YCHs, adopts, and another commission journal (September 25th, taking four $50 references, while having 7 colored sketches still not done, http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/7065590/). This was the first of may warning signs, I sadly chose to ignore. From september on they posted constant drama journals, and a lot of personal journals. I asked for a refund, which they do not take, so I was denied. Long story short, it's been 5 months, with 0 progress besides this WIP sketch i was sent on December 3rd (http://imgur.com/YsyhFc7)

They posted a journal (Today, dec 28th) offering journals here (http://i.imgur.com/eFhZoye.png), where I didn't really understand what they ment as it basically sounded like they were saying that they would partially refund you if they had started your commissions, and then sell whatever they started as a ych for more profit. Another user commented as well calling them out on this, then they hid all the comments but these (http://i.imgur.com/ggygjrw.png) where they say it is okay to basically steal $10 from people who request refunds. Shortly after deleting the journals. After my comment they sent this (http://i.imgur.com/NccJ8uf.png (BOTTOM BIT FIRST, my reply is on top),where they replied very passive aggressively, and unprofessionally. (http://i.imgur.com/i5fhQSz.png)

Long story short, I would recommend against commissioning this artist, as they have been very bitter, and unprofessional.