I think you are misunderstanding (or maybe I am misunderstanding you, if I am I apologize). An IMVU furset is made of multiple parts, the commission in question is made of six parts according to OPs post. Even if the skin had been completed (which there seems to be no evidence it was even worked on) it was only a portion of the entire commission (in this case, one product out of six that were part of the whole set). Seven dollars out of a thirty dollar commission (the commission was only $30, OP gave them the extra $2 as a tip because they expected the commission to go well) is not bad. That is almost a quarter of the commission cost.
Submitting the skin DOES cost IMVU credits. However, there are ways a creator on IMVU can recoup their time and credits put into the commission (like how other artists could make something into a YCH). The creator could override the skin's textures and rename it to use it for another custom or a public sale fur. The developer could also modify the work they had done to make it different enough from the character and use it to make a new fur so their work is not gone to waste as well.
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Date: 2017-03-28 10:16 am (UTC)I think you are misunderstanding (or maybe I am misunderstanding you, if I am I apologize). An IMVU furset is made of multiple parts, the commission in question is made of six parts according to OPs post. Even if the skin had been completed (which there seems to be no evidence it was even worked on) it was only a portion of the entire commission (in this case, one product out of six that were part of the whole set). Seven dollars out of a thirty dollar commission (the commission was only $30, OP gave them the extra $2 as a tip because they expected the commission to go well) is not bad. That is almost a quarter of the commission cost.
Submitting the skin DOES cost IMVU credits. However, there are ways a creator on IMVU can recoup their time and credits put into the commission (like how other artists could make something into a YCH). The creator could override the skin's textures and rename it to use it for another custom or a public sale fur. The developer could also modify the work they had done to make it different enough from the character and use it to make a new fur so their work is not gone to waste as well.