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    Beware / Negi-Toro NegisGraphics

    By Flay, in Artist Bewares, , 0 comments, 35 views
    Who: Negi-Toro
    Where: https://x.com/NegisGraphics
    https://trello.com/b/RV8fWK9H/negi-commissions
    https://www.instagram.com/may0nnaixe
    https://x.com/NHellgound
    https://bsky.app/profile/negisgraphics.bsky.social
    https://linktr.ee/negisgraphics (Current Links)
    When: 07/09/2022
    What: Commission
    NSFW Content

    Initiated commission on the 9th July 2022, confirmed Payment of $140 USD the same day. Updated August 27th and was told there was a queue

    Asked for an update November 03. Was apologised to but then lacked any updates until I prompted in March 03 2023 where I was provided a crude sketch (Clearly done in panic when I asked for updates)


    July 5th 2023 he starts ignoring me and so I continue to ping him. He's still actively posting til Feb 2025 on this account. 

    So I hunted his Telegram down and started following his tele channel where I confronted him. Recieved a very baseline ink of the supposed "completed work" and then he proceeds to keep ignoring me



    It was only when I got fed up on his Trello account that he marks my commission as "complete" August 2024
    https://trello.com/c/Sq7OFnuG/50-flaydramon


    I joined his Telegram channel and started responding to all his posts. until he responded to me July 10 2025. Met with hollow words and a broken promise of a refund Up until February 2026 My last attempt and he's still ignoring me



    Finally he's just decided to ban me from his channel. I assume I'm "Bad for Business"

    To this date I've still yet to receive either refund nor art. and still not even read my messages.
     

     

    Beware: (RaveWonders/KitCat_Artist/Lunawolf.art)

    By Tanukily, in Artist Bewares, , 0 comments, 60 views
    Who: KitCat_Artist, RaveWonders, Lunawolf.art
    Where: https://toyhou.se/RaveWonders
    Discord: @kitcat_artist
    https://www.tiktok.com/@lunawolf.art
    When: 03/22/2026
    What: Adoptable



    TL;DR – Scam Warning: RaveWonders / Kitcat_artist / Lunawolf.art
    I sold my character Clairabelle for $50  Payment was sent through a third party who was allegedly scammed PayPal refunded the third party and charged me a $15 dispute fee The buyer stopped responding and hid the character Toyhouse support recovered the character and returned it to me Please do not harass anyone involved: this is only a warning to stay cautious Hello everyone! My name is Tanukily and I own a bunch of characters I write stories about.  
    Recently, I have been selling some of my character designs to help cover some bills while I wait for my summer job to begin. This has meant letting go of some characters that are very important to me.
    I started selling my Four Seasons Deer, which were the very first characters I ever created. I plan to redesign them in the future when I am able to but for now I had to let them go. It started with Napoleon (Winter), followed by Aurelia (Autumn), and most recently Clairabelle (Spring).

    The following case includes: Discord interactions between me and RaveWonders, Proof of Transfer History and Ownership, and finally the Paypal Claim Documents..
    For clarification: Naomi and Clairabelle shown in the screenshots refer to the same individual. They changed their displayed name during our interaction.

    Timeline of Events:

    March 20
    RaveWonders/Kitcat_artist asked to DM me on Discord. We talked about putting Clairabelle on hold until April 16. Since that was a long hold, we agreed they would include a small extra piece of art or a small character for waiting. Clairabelle is worth around $241, but I listed her for $50 because I just needed to pay my phone bill. Waiting almost a month for just $50 didn't really feel worth it, but with the extra character I agreed.

    March 22
    They told me they might be able to pay earlier around April 1 and asked for my PayPal ahead of time. I gave it to them. I even told them there was no rush and I could still hold until April 16 because if they needed that long it probably meant they were budgeting carefully, right?


    March 23
    Out of nowhere I received $40 from a completely random PayPal account. When I asked about it, they said it was from them. Later that day I received the last $10 and that finished everything needed early. Everything seemed normal so I transferred the character. After that they showed me art they made which I genuinely loved seeing. I always love seeing what happens to characters I created.

    Two different people sending money 


    Sending it their way then!


    Proof of Transfer History and Proof of Creation:
    All of this information is publicly available at: https://toyhou.se/10479852.clairabelle/ownership



    The next following days are relatively expected, right?
    They showed me all the cute art they created with the new character.


    April 4
    I got a scary PayPal email saying the person who sent the $40 filed a dispute. I was so confused. I completed everything on my end.


    When I looked into the case details, it showed that RaveWonders/Kitcat_artist had apparently been asking multiple people for money using different emergency stories that had nothing to do with our agreement of receiving commissions
    I tried messaging them several times. No response.
    While gathering my ownership proof on Toyhouse, I also noticed the character suddenly disappeared. At that point I was honestly worried they deleted the character and ran off with the art. They were online a few times but completely ignored me. It just looked extremely suspicious.



    PayPal outcome
    I submitted my evidence showing:
    • I was the original designer
    • I completed my side of the transaction
    • This involved a third-party situation I had no control over
    PayPal still ruled in the other person's favor. I do understand because they were also scammed, but it still left me taking the loss.
    So in total I lost:
    • $40 refund
    • $15 dispute fee
    • My character (at the time)
    I did submit an appeal because I shouldn't really be punished for someone else's scam. Unfortunately, Paypal did not accept the appeal either which still leaves me at a total loss of around $55.

    Resolution
    At this point I honestly was just at a loss, but I sent a ticket to Toyhouse explaining everything.
    Within a few hours they responded and THANK GOD the character wasn't deleted, they had just hidden her.
    Toyhouse returned Clairabelle back to me and closed their account.
    Huge thanks to Toyhouse support for that!



    Beware / Notice
    CLAIRABELLE IS NOW BACK IN MY POSSESSION.

    If RaveWonders/Kitcat_artist is using the character anywhere, it is unauthorized. As for the money, I will find another way to cover the loss. I will make more characters if I need to.
    If anyone knows the person who was originally scammed or has contact with Kitcat_artist, I would appreciate the chance to talk and better understand what happened, since I still have yet to receive a response.

    Beware: KitsuGalaxy

    By Kitten, in Artist Bewares, , 1 comment, 897 views
    Who: @KitsuGalaxy
    Where: https://x.com/KitsuGalaxy
    https://t.me/kitsugalaxy
    When: 07/05/2025
    What: Other (Explain Below)

    Resolved
    At Anthrocon 2025, Kitsugalaxy had a booth selling custom fursuit spray packages.

     
    I commissioned Kitsugalaxy for a custom spray on 07/05/2025 and paid $150 with my credit card. 

     
    We exchanged telegram contacts for correspondence, and I sent my character reference. 

    Communication from Kitsugalaxy first stopped around August. I had to send a few messages and then bring up a refund for the vendor to finally respond. 

    Artwork WIPs were given.


    A rough finish date was given, and the artwork for the scent was completed. However, directly after that, the vendor stopped communicating once more. 


    I had to escalate in order to get a response.
    I was told that the package would be shipped on Saturday, but the date continued to get pushed back.

    Once more my messages were ignored. I had to send an escalation again to get a response, and it was apparent that the vendor had outright lied about shipping the package. 


    I was given a tracking number and the promise of a full refund to make things right. I gave it a few days and waited to see if the tracking would update, but the package had still not been delivered to the post office. 



    The refund was delivered, and the package was dropped off. 
    In the end I did not receive exactly what I had paid for, the promise for the bundle being:
    4 bottles of signature spray, 2 bottles of mystery spray, artwork of your OC with your chosen smell, stickers of your OC, and a mystery goodie bag. 
    What I was given instead was 8 bottles of my signature spray, and that is it. 

     
    However, since I was given a full refund, I accept the delivery as-is and have chosen to stop communicating further with this vendor. 
     

    Beware: Ahxyll

    By Aether, in Artist Bewares, , 0 comments, 41 views
    Who: Ahx / Ahxollotl / Ahxyll / Dak / Skitty / ashh#3693 / snakeskins0710
    Where: https://allthefluff.wixsite.com/my-site
    https://www.deviantart.com/ahxyl
    https://x.com/ahxollotl
    https://www.furaffinity.net/user/ahxyll/
    When: 07/03/2025
    What: Commission



    Early July of 2025 I commissioned an artist I found on a furry social media site Ferzu.com. (The name on the site was Skitty. Unfortunately since that date they have deleted their Ferzu account so I do not have the original contact messages, but they continue to operate on Furaffinity and Deviantart.) The first set of screenshots show the connection to their first discord account used as our primary contact method: ashh#3693. The average turnaround time for their art pieces is stated to be a few days. (Also, apologies for the white space in screenshots, working Windows 11 has been a bit of a challenge, I'm not as technically savvy as I used to be.)

    After seeing their style, I reached out vai Ferzu DMs, and the conversation moved to Discord for payment and updates. The entirety of our conversation will be posted below.

    I should've seen a Paypal payment under 'Friends and Family' as a red flag, but I was naive. With a $35 payment for a ref sheet in their style, I was excited and eager to see a long-awaited character in a style I thought would fit. So, after confirming payment information, I sent the money.

    After a month with no update, I began to reach out as politely as possible. I understand that artists are people with lives and I was in no rush for the commission, but this is when a pattern of ghosting began to emerge. I did my best to limit my expectations and give space. They would reassure me time and again that they would be working on my commission.

    At this point in our communications, they had deleted their Ferzu page, and after the past month in silence, I started to worry more. After doing some searching, I was able to find a FurAffinity account linked to the discord account they had gone silent through.

    Seeing that their Furaffinity was active, I reached out. I was a bit afraid of an immediate ghost, so I asked at first to see if they were taking commissions. Once I received a reply, they sent me a new discord account to message.

    After adding them, there was three days of silence as they did not respond, so I sent the first (and unfortunately up to this point today, the only) message.

    If anything, I want this to be a cautionary tale not just for people looking to commission this person, but for anyone looking for any commission that you should not send payment as Friends and Family. I got lucky that this was only a $35 loss, but it could've been much more. Get a timeline on commissions, and hold them to account. Again, I understand that life happens, but open and honest communication is necessary for any kind of relationship to work, whether personal, business, or other. Thank you for your time and I wish you a good day.

    Beware: bertiiart / naughtiibertii

    By maxx, in Artist Bewares, , 0 comments, 265 views
    Who: Bertiiart / naughtiibertii / itsbertii
    Where: https://bsky.app/profile/bertiiart.bsky.social
    https://bsky.app/profile/naughtiibertii.bsky.social
    When: 12/22/2025
    What: Commission
    NSFW Content

    - commissioned a half body sketch for $30CAD on 22/12/25, sent a $5 tip ($34.84 after PayPal fees)



    - she did a commission for a friend of mine that I liked the look of beforehand, she finished his commission within 3 days of payment and has also done gift art for him since
    - she has been active on bluesky on and off since taking my com, actively advertising "quick turnaround" sketch commissions and posting personal art and gift art (mostly for accounts with bigger followings)
    - also nearly daily active on discord but hasn't responded to my messages since 19/02/26 when she said she had a sketch she would send the following day. 


    - have reached out to her on discord and bluesky comments with no success, submitted a PayPal chargeback. 


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