Beware @\SugarPup

Welcome to Artists Beware! 

All posts have been reviewed prior to being allowed in.

Comments are moderated:  Please review the Commenting Rules.  Comments that don't meet our rules will not be posted.

If your post is resolved:  Contact one (1) member of staff or leave a comment, and we'll update your post!

If you are the bewaree:  Review "I've been posted to Artists Beware, now what?".

If a beware needs a tag update:  Post a comment!

To contact a member of staff:  See the Staff page or fill out the Contact Us form.

Posts are not deleted unless you can prove they are fabricated.  If this is the case contact one (1) admin, and we will help you asap.

I am a Bot. My inbox is not monitored. Beep boop.

Sorry to hear about this!

You might have to send another message asking for another update on your art specifically, as sometimes I've heard some artists will see general "are you okay" or "how are you" messages as just being friendly chit chat and not needing to reply if they dont want to talk.

Unfortunately you're out of PayPal's refund window as well, so all you can really do is hope you get the art or the refund, and continue to message them every so often.

Never send through friends and family, as that strips you of all buyer's protection. If an artist claims it to avoid the PayPal fees, it's a red flag.

That said, and I'm in no way approving an artist ignoring a client and they were clearly hard to get hold of from the beginning, please avoid the RP texting you gave the artist. It's highly unprofessional to be *waving* and *poking* and s-studdering their "h-hello"s like (I presume) your character. I would certainly want to avoid that discomfort by refusing further work from you, as it's too familiar from a business standpoint. (No disrespect intended.)

I suggest writing up a professional ask for an update, like 'Hey, its been X time, and I'd like to know the status of my commission, and see a WIP. If no WIP is present, I would like to request a refund.'. RP type, and 'friendly chit chat' is a huge no in a business setting. They probably think youre just giving friendly banter, and not actually the status of your comm, as said in the above two comments. I also refuse clients who do this because it makes us, the artists, very uncomfortable.

Echoing others, in the future please refrain from talking in RP-speak with artists that you plan on commissioning or do commission. It comes across as uncomfortable and makes the situation more light when you're doing a business transaction, not roleplaying. Personally that would have been a red flag for me right there.

Like others have suggested, send a message without RP-speak asking for an update. If you don't hear back from them in a few days I recommend filing a PayPal claim if the window is still open for one. The artist has ghosted you for two months, I can't imagine they plan on completing the work now.

as of this point in time i have sent a updated "hey can i get a refund" as you all suggested and thanks for the help with that.. im rather terrible at dealing with being social so i use alot of rp speak.,.. i gotta break that habit i suppose. but as of this point in time they have changed their name once again and are still ghosting any replies