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Oh, I don't believe I was clear - I know how to send an invoice, it's just that the commissioner refused to pay this way. They wanted to pay via the "send payment" option. Thank you anyway though. 🙂

Ahh, I'd greatly appreciate a screenshot! I have done commissions a few years ago, where people sent me money via the services option, but I don't remember a way of attaching any of my terms and conditions, and if I remember correctly, the money was delivered and sent to my PayPal balance without approval from my side.. It's why I switched over to always sending invoices to clients. Can you elaborate how a commissioner can send an invoice and not just a payment in itself? I'd appreciate it a ton! ❤️

They did mention they didn't see my name on their PayPal, but I know that's gotta be false since I already sent them an invoice by that point (I sent it the previous day). Thanks! ❤️

I see! Are you able to apply your ToS anywhere? I'm scared of chargebacks and things like that, it's easier to defend your case if the terms of service are clear and included with the invoice.

Ahh thank you, that makes me feel more at ease that I made the right call. 😄 At first, they also only gave me their name and no email.. But they claim they've commissioned many artists before. I don't know, it just doesn't quite add up..

Hello guys! This is my first time posting here, so I'm sorry if my post doesn't belong here. I didn't want to post a beware because they technically did not do anything wrong. I'm just curious if anyone else finds this very sketchy and what you would do in my situation; I have a client who I've been trying to come to a conclusion with for a few days now, as they are refusing to pay my invoice out of the reason "they are used to sending money to the artist and don't know enough about invoices". At first, they did not want to give me their paypal email, but eventually gave it to me so I sent them the invoice, however they said "I'm not sure how the invoice will work, I'm not seeing you on my paypal account, but just contact me from there when you are ready to be paid." I've tried explaining that an invoice is nothing scary, they wouldn't pay anything over the agreed amount of money and I'm the one who pays the taxes, and also the fact we are both protected by my terms of service under an invoice. I've also added that it's my legal obligation to send an invoice to all customers. They did not accept the invoice yet but instead said that they would prefer to send me money as they don't know enough about invoices. After this, I had canceled the commission, however my friend is telling me I may have canceled too quickly. I'm just scared of being scammed. What do you think about this? 🙂 Thank you! Edit: I did not start their commission yet. 🙂