Chevi/Shizuworks - Resolved
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Who: Chevi/Shizuworks
Where: Main account (ABANDONED)
Her commission account (in use and is still offering more commissions/adoptables/customs on it suspended since Sept. 19)
What: 2 flat-coloured commissions (one waist-up and one chibi; each cost $30, which adds up to $60, however I've decided I don't need the chibi anymore and just requested a refund)
When: February 4 - September 30
Explanation and Proof:
February 4: I emailed Chevi when I noticed one of her reminder journals for her very final commission offer (which means on the 10th of February, she'll no longer accept commissions). I asked her what I want (see the "What" section), and she charged $60 and asked for when I want them done. I told her to have them ready by the 1st of March and paid her $60.
Screencap of the email for my commission request
PayPal receipt
A few days passed and it's already past the deadline, but I've read a journal post on her commission account (it was posted on Mar. 1) saying that she's sick, which is understandable. So I gave her time to get well.
March 27: Chevi made a journal in her commission account stating that she's moving by Monday and won't be online for a while until everything's settled down in mid-April (again, understandable).
For several months, she's been taking more new commissions/custom designs (despite claiming that she's no longer accepting commissions; she even opened commissions on a DA journal, but it was since deleted but I didn't get a screencap of it, unfortunately) and doing a dozen or so batches of adoptable designs (I only adopted two of them).
August 7: I've sent her an email about the update on my two commissions since they've been overdue now at this point. She promptly responded the day after that, saying she'll have them done before the end of the month. So I agree to wait a little longer.
Email convo (note I got the amount of months wrong in the first email I've sent her that day. Hence the title "whoops date confusion")
August 28: I've sent her an email, telling her that I don't need the chibi commission anymore and would like a $30 refund. Chevi responded 4 days later, saying she'll get to my refund by the end of next week, as well as my waist-up pic. I, once again, agreed to wait. She later emailed me on September 6 that she'll be refunding me once the chibi commission spot is taken, as well as mentioning that my waist-up will be done between Sept. 8 (Sunday) and Sept. 11 (Wednesday).
Email convo so far
However, on Sept. 9, Chevi puts up a journal saying she's sick and bed-ridden. So as always, I gave her time to recover.
September 13: I received an email from Chevi, telling me that no one bought a chibi spot from her yet (I told her not to give up) as well as letting me know that the waist-up is delayed due to illness for most of the week, saying she'll work on it over the weekend.
Recent update email regarding the refund/commission/her status
Since then, I hadn't heard anything about my waist-up.
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In closing: I've been conducting business with Chevi for a few years with no issue (and got the pics I've paid for), up until the recent problem rises and I've been strung along for more than half a year.
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ETA (as of 9/30/13): I received the completed waist-up on Sept. 22. The pic can be found here (NSFW for tasteful nudity). I also recently received my $30 refund today. And with that, my issue with Chevi/Shizuworks is resolved.
Where: Main account (ABANDONED)
Her commission account (
What: 2 flat-coloured commissions (one waist-up and one chibi; each cost $30, which adds up to $60, however I've decided I don't need the chibi anymore and just requested a refund)
When: February 4 - September 30
Explanation and Proof:
February 4: I emailed Chevi when I noticed one of her reminder journals for her very final commission offer (which means on the 10th of February, she'll no longer accept commissions). I asked her what I want (see the "What" section), and she charged $60 and asked for when I want them done. I told her to have them ready by the 1st of March and paid her $60.
Screencap of the email for my commission request
PayPal receipt
A few days passed and it's already past the deadline, but I've read a journal post on her commission account (it was posted on Mar. 1) saying that she's sick, which is understandable. So I gave her time to get well.
March 27: Chevi made a journal in her commission account stating that she's moving by Monday and won't be online for a while until everything's settled down in mid-April (again, understandable).
For several months, she's been taking more new commissions/custom designs (despite claiming that she's no longer accepting commissions; she even opened commissions on a DA journal, but it was since deleted but I didn't get a screencap of it, unfortunately) and doing a dozen or so batches of adoptable designs (I only adopted two of them).
August 7: I've sent her an email about the update on my two commissions since they've been overdue now at this point. She promptly responded the day after that, saying she'll have them done before the end of the month. So I agree to wait a little longer.
Email convo (note I got the amount of months wrong in the first email I've sent her that day. Hence the title "whoops date confusion")
August 28: I've sent her an email, telling her that I don't need the chibi commission anymore and would like a $30 refund. Chevi responded 4 days later, saying she'll get to my refund by the end of next week, as well as my waist-up pic. I, once again, agreed to wait. She later emailed me on September 6 that she'll be refunding me once the chibi commission spot is taken, as well as mentioning that my waist-up will be done between Sept. 8 (Sunday) and Sept. 11 (Wednesday).
Email convo so far
However, on Sept. 9, Chevi puts up a journal saying she's sick and bed-ridden. So as always, I gave her time to recover.
September 13: I received an email from Chevi, telling me that no one bought a chibi spot from her yet (I told her not to give up) as well as letting me know that the waist-up is delayed due to illness for most of the week, saying she'll work on it over the weekend.
Recent update email regarding the refund/commission/her status
Since then, I hadn't heard anything about my waist-up.
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In closing: I've been conducting business with Chevi for a few years with no issue (and got the pics I've paid for), up until the recent problem rises and I've been strung along for more than half a year.
---
ETA (as of 9/30/13): I received the completed waist-up on Sept. 22. The pic can be found here (NSFW for tasteful nudity). I also recently received my $30 refund today. And with that, my issue with Chevi/Shizuworks is resolved.
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Date: 2013-09-20 03:34 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-09-20 03:40 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-09-20 04:06 am (UTC)Shizuki claimed that she had been making progress and they were not currently up to date at the time she removed them.
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Date: 2013-09-20 04:13 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-09-20 05:53 am (UTC)40+ Icons
100+ Custom images
25+ Sketchbooks to send out
50+ Chibi Maid Cafe images
??? Chibis and Misc
250 was the conservative estimate just on what she had shown, there were more then likely many more in private. I did not think to screenshot it at the time, so thats where the estimate sort of stemmed from.
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Date: 2013-09-20 06:50 am (UTC)I need to check what screenshots I have, since I don't remember if the queues were included and those would be nice back-up to m recollection.
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Date: 2013-09-20 11:27 am (UTC)Even on indefinite hold the chibis and maid pics, hooooley crap. Sorry if I sound a bit like a broken record but these stats are truly horrifying. I'm actually kind of worried about her, having 250+ owed pieces is a huge task or a huge refund, especially at her rates.
This is truly insane, I've seen some crazy shit after lurking here for a while but how do you even... *mind explosion*
:u
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Date: 2013-09-20 06:42 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-09-20 06:51 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-09-20 07:00 pm (UTC)Good job Chevi, shine on.
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Date: 2013-09-20 09:20 pm (UTC)I'm also counting anything she's taken money for, not just the active ones but the inactive ones too as ... well, shes been sitting on money for years now. This is a deep rooted issue that's gone back as far as 2008 and beyond. Sadly I've watched it go on for so long now that I am absolutely not shocked by her behavior.
She will not be refunding, she has no cash to do it with. She also refuses to explain why she won't job hunt either. No car, no money, no means of making money - she's stuck in a bad rut and at her age (28 I think?) it's absolutely unacceptable. She just needs to grow up.
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Date: 2013-09-20 11:57 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-09-20 02:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-09-22 04:10 am (UTC)how
wha-
I....
HUH?????
That is a FRIGHTENING amount of cues.