Beware: Raptorkou/So-Ko/Kaivolate/Commander-Stickypaw

[mathew kilbourn]

WHO: Raptorkou/So-Ko/Kaivolate/Commander-Stickypaw

WHERE: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/raptorkou (disabled)
http://www.furaffinity.net/user/so-ko (disabled)
http://www.inkbunny.net/raptorkou (active but not posting)
http://raptorkou.deviantart.com (active but not posting)
http://kaivolate.deviantart.com (active but not posting)
http://commander-stickypaw.tumblr.com (inactive)
http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=3598671 (inactive)

WHAT: 2pc pixel art commission

WHEN: July 20 2013 - Ongoing

PROOF: Below.

EXPLAIN: Artist posted on their journal around this time that they were opening up emergency commissions to cover bank overdraft fees. I ordered 2 pixel art commissions from him as seen below:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/93197490/raptorkou.png


Shortly after this the artist wiped their account and left FA. At this point I considered the matter a lost cause until running across them again on Tumblr http://commander-stickypaw.tumblr.com/ and inquired on the status of my commission. I received no reply, and soon after this they returned to FA under the account http://www.furaffinity.net/user/so-ko. Around this time I realized I wasn't the only one he owed art to as his shoutbox was loaded with requests for contact or commission updates. This account was soon abandoned and he returned to raptorkou, where he reopened commissions. Any requests made for updates on pending works on his page or journals were deleted until this journal was posted:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/93197490/raptorkou2.png

After this capture the journal was deleted, and they have made no replies to any attempts to contact them.


UPDATE: Upon seeing this post, he has disabled his FA pages and abandoned his Tumblr.

Comments

[kazeno-taka.livejournal.com]

At this point, if they keep deleting comments/journals/leaving accounts and refuse to respond to any notes or emails you send, it's time to contact Paypal and force a refund. You paid for a commission which you never received, and they're not responding to you. File a return with Paypal - you're completely within your legal (and moral) rights to do so.

[mathew kilbourn (from livejournal.com)]

It was my understanding that a refund was no longer n option outside of the 45 day window.

[kazeno-taka.livejournal.com]

Ah, I think you're right about the time frame. :(

[intj-reflection.livejournal.com]

If you paid via credit card through Paypal there is still the potential of issuing a charge-back through the credit card company.

[mazz.livejournal.com]

This works for Debit cards through your bank as well quite often if you explain the situation.

[intj-reflection.livejournal.com]

Also quite true!

[mazz.livejournal.com]

That's unfortunate, they could see this post and work to fix their reputation.

I'm sure they'll account hop on tumblr to try to get more undeserved commissions.

[moondoge.livejournal.com]

Running away from their responcibilities with other's money -shakes head- Thanks for the beware

[milingchi.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm definitely going to have to say that this guy has no plans of coming back to do art/refund.

Wow... just wow.

[lackoflollies.livejournal.com]

What a lowlife.

Sorry OP.

Mod Comment

[celestinaketzia.livejournal.com]

Do not name call.

[kaifleur (from livejournal.com)]

I thought both names looked VERY familiar. He lives in my city amd activily posts in our fur group on FB. I can try and contact him about this.
Please note I dont PERSONALLY know him.

[mathew kilbourn (from livejournal.com)]

I appreciate the offer but don't bother. It's become obvious he has no intention of doing any art he owes his commissioners or refunding any of them. A link back to this post would be helpful at least to get word out that he is not to be trusted.

[kaifleur (from livejournal.com)]

Okay.
And I was also wrong, he no longer posts in our group. His last post was June 12th, Im guessing when all this really started? I took screen caps of it since he said he's "too good for his commissionairs". Im really sorry something lime this happened to you.

Mod Comment

[celestinaketzia.livejournal.com]

We also ask that members do not contact the featured person. (:

[mathew kilbourn (from livejournal.com)]

Yeah that sounds about right.

I honestly am not too upset over my personal loss in this, but I'm hearing stories that he's scammed at least 20 other people out of money in the last year alone and refuses to even acknowledge them, as asking for status updates on owed art seems to equate to trolling in his mind.

[moodragon dork~ (from livejournal.com)]

I've been friends with the guy for a year now and have also been in this situation of been owed art, safe to say talking to him gets nothing done.

Just false promises and such, i'd not waste your time.

[kaifleur (from livejournal.com)]

Yeah, he sent me 11 msgs on fb about the situation. And just kept blaming stress and how he cant handle it for everything. What I disliked was how he was focusing around one person instead of everyone else he owes.

[cubgorawr.livejournal.com]

http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=3598671

he's here too

[mathew kilbourn (from livejournal.com)]

Thanks, post updated.

[metallik-hasse.livejournal.com]

Report him to FA staff? I hear they sometimes ban scam-artists like this.

[femaledarkling.livejournal.com]

Shame to see this actually, He still owes me a stream commission from about a year ago with repeated excuses as to why it hasn't been delivered, I just have him the benefit of the doubt, ops.