The incident happened shortly after I joined furaffinity. I was very naive and decided to unconditionally trust my first ever commissioner...
All the attached files must be read from the bottom. Pay attention to dates. Also sorry I'm not good at expressing my thoughts in english (｡･･｡)
Proof that the 1st commission was done:
Proof that the 2nd commission was done:
Discussing the 3rd commission:
proof that the 3rd commission was done
Before drawing it I asked about payment for the first 2 arts but Dumas wasn't very willing to pay
And this is me trying to get my money but constantly being ignored...
In the next image all the white is too personal where Dumas is yet again writes excuses why he can't pay
This is the last ever note he sent me claiming that I harass!!! him for demanding payment and threatening to contact paypal.
If you're just planning to start taking commissions please don't make my mistake of working without being paid first
What/beware type: disappearing abandoning with debts still owed, theft, leaving when they owe $670 usd
Details:
March 2018 I commissioned a sketch book commission from valleyhearts, February 2019 came and I asked about it and we agreed on a refund, it’s September and he has deactivated all his social accounts (furaffinity and toy house are still open but I m going to say they’re inactive) I messaged him on TH but haven’t gotten a reply
Emailed but haven’t gotten a reply
Done business before and hold out his part on art, but his abandoned online for now, with debts owing
Can’t do anything with paypal cause it’s over 180 days (tried)
Since I’m not able to do anything else (I’ve been recommend to do a small court claim but I don’t know how) so beware is really only thing I think I can do
Proof
(deviant art with proof of purchase and me sending $670)
Instagram (the agreed refund) I don’t know why he said $600 when it was $670?
his deactivated accounts
PayPal (payment sent)
BUYERS BEWARE!!! I can finally make this post as the bank closed the cases in my favor... AVOID THE MAKER SPLOOTSUITS! I commissioned them for a head and bodysuit at MFF last year, in the amount of $1340. They only communicated once every few months, and would never provide any WIPs or actual updates to progress! Finally, they tried saying they would deliver the head in person through an unnamed 'friend' at AC, on July 8th, nearly 8 MONTHS later! Still, they would not send any updates, and when the suit never arrived, they made excuses to get out of any blame. Finally, after trying to resolve with them (to no response), I had to go through my bank, a nearly 2 month process of not knowing whether my hard earned money would come back. SO PLEASE do not commission or buy from @ Splootsuits. They will more than likely do the same to you. I hate having to make a post like this, but I feel like it is necessary.
Above is the post I made onto my Twitter account, sharing this information before I learned of this website. I have attached a couple screenshots for this case. The two telegram screenshots are of the last few messages I sent to the seller. In addition is part of their excuse, their last message to me before their final loss of contact. In total, out of 8 months of waiting, I was only in contact for a total of 4 to 6 days interspersed within that timeframe.
Finally, the last image is from my bank, showing the completed credits back to my account after all of these issues. These credits were officially added back today (Sept. 8th), as they were provisional during the time of the investigation.
I opened this YCH for 2 slots scene [NSFW] http://www.furaffinity.net/view/31649056/
This person noted me they wanted to claim both slots with the other person.
The buyer replied giving me link to character's ref and email for PayPal invoice
I have received the payment and started working on the order.
On July 21st YCH had been already done and sent to both customers and was uploaded to my gallery. Also it shows that person had been read the note with the finished artwork. I didn't got any reply from this buyer, but since I had some similar not talkative customers, I assumed that everything is ok.
But just recently, on April 30th, I discovered an open dispute in PayPal from Fijipupper with the only description "they scammed me, sadly".
So I tried to contact Fijipupper using a messages in the dispute window and here through notes on the FA, but was ignored. After turning to PayPal, the case, unfortunately, was not closed in my favor.
(Sorry for the bad quality, the schreenshot was made via phone)
All of this has really stressed me out now.
I used to get a case in PP before, but after talking with the customer everything was peacefully decided and closed. But seems not this time.
In any case, I want to warn other artists to be really careful receiving orders from this person.
On December 31, 2018, I commissioned Bree Drake for a full body badge while we were both vending at NYFB. I have screenshot proof of this transaction, despite the fact that it was a verbal, at-con, cash transaction, because I sent them a digital copy of my ref sheet via telegram:, at which time they asked me to confirm the type of commission I had purchased from them.
On January 10th, I was contacted via telegram with an update as to the status of my badge, at which time Bree informed me they would be starting work on my badge soon after having some personal issues.
Two months later, on March 18th, 2019, I attempted contact on Telegram for an update. My message was read, but not responded to, meaning that Bree elected to actively ignore my message there. She has not been active on telegram since July.
Shortly thereafter, on March 21st, I sent her Facebook Page for her studio a message, asking the same question. At this point I was concerned because I was not listed anywhere on her Trello and had not even received the promised WIP. As you can see, some point after this exchange Bree deleted her business page, leaving me unable to contact her here either.
As of September 6, 2019, I have not received a badge, a WIP, any further contact (nor can I contact her, as all her accounts seem to have gone dark as of March 2019), or any attempt at a refund.
In January I had commissioned neoarcadianx for a reference sheet of my character, they had actually designed him originally and had just completed the design a few days before.
currently this is a screenshot of the invoice, I received a refund in April after filing a dispute, then chargeback.
over the weeks I poked them on discord multiple times, asking about the art, and keeping up with their Trello.
i asked for a few changes over the weeks, some not being added to the Trello at all
After getting only one sketch and no updates, and not really getting any information from the artist when asked, I decided to create a dispute through PayPal. It was not a chargeback, and the purpose of it was to simply try to talk it out as adults.
At this time this was not yet a chargeback, but a dispute.
After this was opened I received this as a response.
In every conversation I had had with them, I was never told they had commissions from months before that they had not started, and they never updated me on their rl life or situation.
They also were continually advertising that they were open on public discords, and taking commissions while others had theirs put aside and ignored. Including my own.
After the explosive response I escalated the dispute for a chargeback, and received a refund from PayPal.
A few months ago I had commissioned snuffles to draw my Vaporeon.
I did not give any specific action to draw, as I just wanted to see what she could do.
The tweet in the discussion of the commission also doesn't appear to exist anymore, as the tweet cannot be found.
After a couple of days she began working on the commission and I received the finished piece.
A few days ago I received a message concerning the commission, asking if it had been mine and if I had known what had happened to it. They showed me the art that had bee traced, and my own that I had commissioned, and it was exactly the same with minor changes.
https://e621.net/post/show/1790823 This is the art that had been traced.
https://e621.net/post/show/1978875/butt-digital_media_-artwork-eeveelution-female-hi_
This is her post of my commission
After these were confirmed traces it is believed a few other commissions she had done and pieces of artwork were also traces, but I can no longer find the said links and artwork for some of them, as I believe they either were never uploaded to her gallery or deleted after being discovered as traced.
The artist did a collab of my pic on their canvas (my pic: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/27767027/ (NSFW)) and traced parts of it to make it look different https://i.imgur.com/sriQT4B.png (NSFW). Giving this as a result https://www.furaffinity.net/view/32385408/ (NSFW)
Around ten full months ago I decided to contact this artist that I had already reached out too before hand for art and we have/had a decent and friendly relationship. I wanted to do a small YCH featuring one of my oc's and a random one to be picked out by me and the artist. The initial sketch of the painting was done up quickly, and the public ych was held and paid for. I still even have the original image/post up on FA: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/29041090/
This was fully paid for on my end. This was 350$ from me and 250$ from the other person who participated in the raffle.
It was paid from me the day after the ych post was created.
We decided on who to pick on the 19th, three days after I paid.
The first update I asked for/received was on 11/11, I did get a wip of it and it was fairly nice. We did have a good relationship here and we talked often about random topics.
Second update! Everything is going well! Again, I've never been rude or mean in any way and at that point we'd be considered friends/friendly
Reached out again five months after the last update since I wasn't sure what was going on at this point. The artist admits that it has been too long herself and says she just needs to get it done.
I'm skipping months here since I decided to give her some time, but I still bought other images since I assumed she was steadily working away at it. I was still commissioning the artist during this time. Honestly a mistake.
A month later she decided to fully restart the image after a long delay. At this point it has been over half a year and she had just restarted it.
Again, at no point was I ever rude or mean or short. Always gave her room and let her work while occasionally asking for updates.
At this point I finally express my frustrations and I'm very upfront about it. She offered a free sketch in compensation and I definitely took a jab at her offer. I did accept the offer and I'm really tried not to be too upset/rude in my messages and I don't think I was aside from the jab. I didn't even ask for a wip at this point since I kind of assumed she hasn't made any progress. This was the last message she sent me, which was just over a month ago now. Still not sure what kind of progress has been made if any, she hasn't responded to my messages, hasn't responded to the other person participating in the ych with me. This is a 600$ image that was paid for when commissioned in full. There was no delay in payment, I was never rude, always friendly. While I waited for this painting, she finished another image for me in this time frame. Not only that but several rounds of commissions have come and gone, with the artist accepting more while I haven't received my finished commission.
As of right now I have received nothing. No response for the last month, well past the time she claims to have moved.
As of right now 0/600$ has been refunded
As of right now, the offered sketch hasn't been given
As of right now, no further communication has been had.
Not sure what else to included, feels like I've been scammed out of money
In April of 2015 a brand of designer underwear with a hole for allowing a tail as to be worn with a fursuit was advertised. This brand was called Fursace. It seemed pretty legit at the time and so I pre-ordered a pair.
Things were looking good, as an email announcing the beginning of shipping came about a month later. I looked forward to receiving my undergarments soon after. At this time they requested an additional $10 for shipping, which I thought was strange but I was okay with it at the time.
Unfortunately a couple of months passed, no underwear, and then finally I received an email about delays with a bunch of excuses. I was sympathetic though, and decided to give them a chance, believing they would come through in the end.
A few more months went by, no underwear. In mid December, I received yet another email with even more excuses and apologies, and a plea for people to not file PayPal disputes because they were DEFINITELY going to send out their product if people have them a chance because their PayPal account had been rendered unusable. Again I gave them the benefit of the doubt, something I now regret doing.
They promised to work on getting orders out and that they would be waiving the $10 shipping fee (which I had already paid), but I never even got a refund on that.
About a month passed and there was no word, and so I sent a DM through twitter. It went completely ignored.
Then I made some tweets about the issue a couple years later and finally got a response in DM. We had a discussion and Dalmy said that they were rebranding and would be issuing refunds for Fursace once they finished with releasing the new line of apparel, now called Maul Apparel. I wasn't happy with this, but they wouldn't budge, so I just had to wait.
I waited 5 months and sent another DM, which was completely ignored, and all current attempts to contact them about this issue in any way has been ignored. I really just want my refund, and for everyone else who never got their products to be refunded. But if I could get mine, I would say I am satisfied.
