3-4 month late payment. Advice needed

[zekulapdragon.livejournal.com]

WHO: I'd rather keep her name a secret for now.

WHERE: The main website I use for my dealing is furaffinity ( http://www.furaffinity.net/user/zekulapdragon ) but I also take commissions over instant messengers as well. 

WHAT: I was commissioned by an individual to make a glass figurine for her friend of his fursona since he was going through a hard time. The price we both agreed on was $50 (which includes shipping) and so far, she's paid only $15. I am a very patient person since I can hold onto the commission until it is paid off, but I am running out of room to store the glass figurines I make. So I've been asking her when she will pay, and she keeps saying "I'll have it next week."     A week goes by.... "I'm so sorry! I'll have it next week for sure!" a week or 2 go by and it just keeps repeating. I am beginning to lost my patience, but I do not want to cause a conflict with the customer. 

I really want her to pay the money so that I can ship the figurine and make her friend happy, but I am at a loss now because she keeps delaying the payment. I don't want to make an Artists Beware journal about her because she is a nice person and I do not want to cause her that kind of stress but if this continues, I may have no choice. I need some advice. 

-Zeku the Lap Dragon

Comments

[starcharmer.livejournal.com]

Unless I'm mistaken, he does blown glass figurines. They're not painted and I'm not sure those can be changed? But I could be wrong.

At any rate, sound advice! I'm not sure what he can do at this point either aside from wait or sell the figurine to someone else, but that would be a bummer for the commissioner's friend.

[zekulapdragon.livejournal.com]

@ starcharmer, you are correct, I do not paint figurines. Any colored figurines I make use colored glass. Paint would flake right off, and no they cannot be changed in most cases.