No, I get the logic behind it, I just don't agree with springing 'Is my piece done yet? No? Refund now!' on an artist if you didn't tell them ahead of time that that's your policy and that you had such a short deadline in mind.
That said, risk goes both ways. The artist has no way of knowing if the person commissioning them will start a paypal dispute even though they received their piece within that 45 days. It's happened. There's not really any way to go about a commission that is risk-free for both parties, short of an escrow service, which most people aren't going to want to do for typical furry art.
Everyone should do things how it's comfortable for them, but they should let people know about their policies, and I don't think that's unreasonable. I would be angry to have that sprung on me out of nowhere, and I'm sure I'm not the only one.
![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
timeasmymeasure
no subject
Date: 2011-09-15 01:54 am (UTC)That said, risk goes both ways. The artist has no way of knowing if the person commissioning them will start a paypal dispute even though they received their piece within that 45 days. It's happened. There's not really any way to go about a commission that is risk-free for both parties, short of an escrow service, which most people aren't going to want to do for typical furry art.
Everyone should do things how it's comfortable for them, but they should let people know about their policies, and I don't think that's unreasonable. I would be angry to have that sprung on me out of nowhere, and I'm sure I'm not the only one.