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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.