I really could use some help.

[posterslapper.livejournal.com]

I commissioned someone over a month ago. Granted it was a little bit of a complex commission, but she seemed fast and reliable. It’s a acrylic painting of one of my characters. So I can understand the bit of wait. It’s just…I’m getting frustrated at this person (no going to state any names). I was SECOND on her commission list and the first one was already done by the time of me commissioning her. And after 3 weeks of waiting I dropped her a nice note just asking how it was coming along. She replayed saying “I was going to start on that really soon btw!” I’ve done some more waiting. And still I have gotten nothing. And I know she is active because she some how managed to make two masks, like rubber prosthetic masks, at lest 3 molds for soap and several bars of soap all in one month. She had announced she was going to start making soap the same time I had commissioned her, so they’re not old projects.

So I sent here another not asking for another update and she reply’s with “I’ll submit it Monday maybe.” But yesterday I checked FA many times, no art was posted from her.

The main reason why I am so frustrated is because she is submitting oodles of personal work and is giving little to no communication. And I am not sure what I should do. Should I wait a week? Should I just demand my 40$ back now? Or am I just to impationt?

And if you think I SHOULD refund my money how should I word it with out sounding like a jerk? This so far is my only "failed" commission thus far, and I just dunno what to do.

Comments

[mekania.livejournal.com]

No I wasn't commenting on the completion time of the #1 slot, I was saying that to show that this commissioner WAS the #1 slot shortly after/at the same time as they started this transaction. Kayla was saying something about not knowing if there were more people on the queue in her first comment when the OP had already said she was pretty much the first one on the list.

[sbneko.livejournal.com]

Ah, miscommunication I guess?

This: There's no reason #2 on a queue (with #1 being completed shortly after the transaction started) should wait over a month only for the artist to not even start yet.

To me sounded like you meant, because the first was done so quickly, there's no reason the second should take so long. My bad.

[mekania.livejournal.com]

Nah, I know nothing about the first person so I'm not commenting on that. Though regardless, not starting on a commission in a month is bad form especially a complex one that may take a few months to complete.

[sbneko.livejournal.com]

I gotta agree. A month is short for finishing time but it's odd a sketch wasn't even though yet.

I sometimes do a lot of personal work, but that's "after work" so commissions are still done before hand. It's too bad a lot of people put commissions on the back burner.

[kayla-la.livejournal.com]

Oh, I hadn't been referring to the commissioner with that comment. I was referring to the person who said they wait a week before asking for progress and a refund, so I wanted to know if they still did that even if they weren't first in the queue. It wasn't directed at the OP.

[mekania.livejournal.com]

Oooh well then yes, I agree that it would be hasty to demand that if you were not at the top of the list.