Beware- Hopeie, Chenayah Frahm
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WHO: Hopeie, Hope, Chenayah Frahm
WHERE: Furaffinity -http://www.furaffinity.net/user/hopeie/
WHAT: Customer didn’t paid for custom plushie, that she ordered from me, after my work was finished and she saw a result.
WHEN: Plushie was finished at 13’th of November.
PROOF:
EXPLAIN: In beginning of august Hopeie wrote to me, asking to produce two custom plushies for her. Her fursona, and sona of her boyfriend. I didn’t have all materials to do the so I delayed the work, she agreed for it. I have one rule, i trust my clients so they pay when I finish the work, and client approve that the work was done as he wanted. In middle time client can make minor changes to project, to receive what he want. Hopeie ordered two of them, and later, by her personal matter, she changes her order for just one custom made plushie. – I didn’t forced her to cancel the order, and also I tell her, that it’s okay if she just resign. I understand, really, what she was feeling in that moment, but now… I’m not obsessed to retrieve my money here and now. I can wait even a six months, but I really want to know this. I hate people that lie. She write to me that she will pay after week. Now that passed more than twice of this time, and I didn’t see my money. Client still reading notes, but not answering them. Just ignoring me till I start to threat her with consequences of not paying me and pay no attention to my messages. I don’t believe that I get money back for the job, so I need to warn others to not giving her trust about commissions, cause it’s real danger to not getting your money for your work. So just stay away from this person, or tell to pre-pay for your work.
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Date: 2014-01-04 05:52 am (UTC)The person who commissioned you lists themselves as 15 years old on their page. Legally they cannot commission you, or enter a contract with you. I would avoid this individual and chalk this as a loss. If they are using a parent's card or Paypal, you risk a chargeback. Completing a commission and accepting money from them is putting you at a huge risk.
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Date: 2014-01-04 05:55 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-01-04 10:14 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-01-04 11:45 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-01-04 06:19 am (UTC)For the future though, don't do business with a minor.
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Date: 2014-01-04 02:07 pm (UTC)They should be readable then
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Date: 2014-01-04 06:05 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-01-06 02:34 pm (UTC)Other option is to right click, copy image location(url), and then go to the direct image.
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Date: 2014-01-04 06:52 am (UTC)Also adding you might want to change your policy to not doing the work without receiving at least half payment up front. Especially with stuff where you have to buy custom materials so you're out money as well as time.
Can you resell the product you made for her to someone else?
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Date: 2014-01-04 12:41 pm (UTC)business with minors is not good idea.
plushie is already sold.
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Date: 2014-01-04 12:12 pm (UTC)She recolours a TON of lineart which is not listed as lineart that is free to edit, often without citing the source, passing it off as her own. I warned her the first few times, but she'd just hide comments, delete/re-upload, hop accounts. I have filed at least a dozen tickets for her and every account she's had in the past, but FA and trouble tickets.
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Date: 2014-01-04 01:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-01-04 04:35 pm (UTC)She's been at this for well over a year, I think she might also have been "15" for over a year now.
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Date: 2014-01-04 02:51 pm (UTC)Plus the fact she also owes other people commissions as well which should come as a red flag.
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/5257333/
And some of their other journals are pretty disturbing as well.
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Date: 2014-01-04 04:20 pm (UTC)*sigh* :|
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Date: 2014-01-04 03:43 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-01-04 06:01 pm (UTC)In general though, I agree, doing business with minors is risky. A minor using Paypal is an instant red flag for me. Too many ways that can go wrong.
I'm sorry you had to deal with this. I'm glad you were able to sell the plushy though.
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Date: 2014-01-04 09:31 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-01-04 09:31 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-01-04 10:04 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-01-04 10:11 pm (UTC)