Artists Beware: RyunWoofie

[laserraccoon.livejournal.com]

WHO: RyunWoofie

WHERE: FWA 2016

WHAT: Digital badge. (forgot how much i paid, since i paid in cash. didn't get a receipt)

WHEN: April 1st, 2016

EXPLAIN: Ordered a badge from Ryun at FWA in the dealers den. We decided to communicate via Twitter DMs. I paid her in person in cash (i know because i cannot find the receipt in either my PP or Square acct). I didn't get a sketch until November. I had to pester her for even that. Poked them again in January and they said they would send an updated wip, and I never got that. At the point it had been almost a year so I just decided to ask for a refund in February. They told me it would be a few weeks on 2/21. By the screenshots i'm going to post, they told me they would get it to me in "2-3 weeks." I poked them 2-3 weeks later, on 3/12 and asked for an update. She claimed she would send it that coming week and never did. I asked if I could get it after FWA 2017 because I assumed she'd be making enough sales to pay me back and she said yes. I ask for an update a week after the con, on April 16th and she ignores my message. At this point, I threaten with an AB, and then she promises to get it to me by the end of the week. It is April 24th, 2017 and I have not gotten my refund.

PROOF: 6 part album of our whole convo. http://imgur.com/a/JFu9Q

Comments

[laserraccoon.livejournal.com]

yeah not surprised i'm the only one she's done this to. hopefully she can develop better organization skills so that her queue doesn't look so disastrous.

[mortymaxwell.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the lack of organization is definitely concerning me. What also makes me have second thoughts about commissioning her is the spotty communication, taking on new work when she already owes people old work, and policies like she will only issue a partial refund if she has done work but has to cancel for her own personal reasons. Everything combined makes me think that it would not be a good idea for me to commission her anytime soon.