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WHO: Royal Tenrou
WHERE: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/royal-dog and http://www.twitter.com/royaltenrou
WHAT: Fullsuit
WHEN: March 2011 to Now (November 2014)
PROOF: Please note - You have to read the early emails from the bottom up. Click for larger versions.
Proof of Payment:
First emails (beginning of the breakdown):
Previous Deadline:
Last emails:
EXPLAIN: In March 2011, I visited the Midwest and ended up staying with Royal for a few days after meeting him through a mutual friend on FA previously. He mentioned that he wanted to go beyond his regular 2D art and get into fursuit building and at that time I wanted to bring my alt character to life. He decided to take me on as his first project, charging me $500 for a fullsuit. In September of that year I sent him the $500 and sporadically communicated with him over the next two years. When I reached out to him in November 2013, he said that the project was on hold. I got upset and had a back and forth with him (illustrated above). I wanted the unfinished suit so I could get someone else to complete it and he refused. After a cool down period, I emailed him again in February 2014 and he finally made some decent progress. Over the next seven months he made great strides building the suit until he seemingly hit a brick wall in October where he stated that his workspace was being compromised due to a ceiling leak. After the 16th however, he stopped communicating completely, yet according to his still active Twitter he was able to find time to pursue other interests.
It has been over three years for the suit and to be frank, I feel he has simply stopped working on it. At this point I feel a refund would be impossible to obtain and I simply want the unfinished suit so I can get a professional to finish it or for him to at least provide a update and finally get it done. I know things have been difficult for him, but three years is long enough to wait for something like this.
UPDATE (12/18): After sending him an email stating that I was preparing to take him to small claims court over the issue, he finally sent a progress picture of the head. He also stated that he would not communicate with me until the suit is finished and he would send update pictures at his discretion only. Should I hold off on small claims court or should I pressure him into relinquishing the incomplete suit and just having someone else finish it?
WHERE: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/royal-dog and http://www.twitter.com/royaltenrou
WHAT: Fullsuit
WHEN: March 2011 to Now (November 2014)
PROOF: Please note - You have to read the early emails from the bottom up. Click for larger versions.
Proof of Payment:
First emails (beginning of the breakdown):
Previous Deadline:
Last emails:
EXPLAIN: In March 2011, I visited the Midwest and ended up staying with Royal for a few days after meeting him through a mutual friend on FA previously. He mentioned that he wanted to go beyond his regular 2D art and get into fursuit building and at that time I wanted to bring my alt character to life. He decided to take me on as his first project, charging me $500 for a fullsuit. In September of that year I sent him the $500 and sporadically communicated with him over the next two years. When I reached out to him in November 2013, he said that the project was on hold. I got upset and had a back and forth with him (illustrated above). I wanted the unfinished suit so I could get someone else to complete it and he refused. After a cool down period, I emailed him again in February 2014 and he finally made some decent progress. Over the next seven months he made great strides building the suit until he seemingly hit a brick wall in October where he stated that his workspace was being compromised due to a ceiling leak. After the 16th however, he stopped communicating completely, yet according to his still active Twitter he was able to find time to pursue other interests.
It has been over three years for the suit and to be frank, I feel he has simply stopped working on it. At this point I feel a refund would be impossible to obtain and I simply want the unfinished suit so I can get a professional to finish it or for him to at least provide a update and finally get it done. I know things have been difficult for him, but three years is long enough to wait for something like this.
UPDATE (12/18): After sending him an email stating that I was preparing to take him to small claims court over the issue, he finally sent a progress picture of the head. He also stated that he would not communicate with me until the suit is finished and he would send update pictures at his discretion only. Should I hold off on small claims court or should I pressure him into relinquishing the incomplete suit and just having someone else finish it?
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Date: 2014-12-02 06:06 am (UTC)I hope that it works out for you and that you get the suit or the refund, but I also hope that you act more professionally in your interactions with artists in future!
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Date: 2014-12-02 07:51 am (UTC)If I ever find myself in this situation again (which I hope will never happen), i'll keep my temper on check.
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Date: 2014-12-03 08:27 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-12-04 03:33 am (UTC)Thanks for the comment, this is exactly where im coming from!