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artists_bewareWHO: Molly "Porkshanks" Friedrich
WHERE: http://porkshanks.deviantart.com/
WHAT: Custom cane commission.
WHEN: November/December 2009 to now, when I received a clear no that it wouldn't be done.
PROOF/EXPLANATION:
Previous Entries to community:
Original
First Update
The content of those are, however, pretty much in this post as well.
Summary of the first entries: I sent an inquiry to Porkshanks in November/December of 2009 to see if she was interested in doing a cane for me. While arranging things then, communication was absolutely wonderful, every day or so we'd exchange notes and I ended up getting a quote of $150-200 for this project, I decided to send her $250 since she had never made a cane before, and she had to buy the materials and to cover shipping cost when it was finished.
In March/April 2010 she told me she was ready to work on the cane and asked what the height should be off the floor, I responded the very next day. Since then, she has not read any of my notes and she hasn't sent my any, either. She hasn't responded to anything I sent to her email, any messages to Facebook, and the one comment she did make was when I posted on her profile page and that was to tell me that she had been thinking about my commission (here). That was on the first of June, and nothing since, obviously. Though she has been active, posting personal works and photo-shoots and such the entire time, and I have made two profile comments since then asking for a refund.
Here are some screen-caps of the notes that I sent her originally, I thought I was quite polite considering the circumstances.
Last note she sent me
Note telling her my concerns
Second profile comment asking her to read a previous note
Third profile comment, requesting refund and stating issues
One of my requests for a refund
Note from other artist who had been thinking of suggesting Porkshanks to a commissioner Name blacked out for privacy, of course.
Paypal transaction receipt Transaction ID and bank numbers blacked out.
-I had sent Porkshanks a couple emails to the two email addresses I have for her and have not received a response from either of them.
-I've sent her messages on her Facebook page, which she never responded too.
-I have the AIM name she has listed on DA on my buddy-list, but either she has it set to friends only, is invisible, or she's just never on when I am.
-She HAS been active the entire time, posting multiple personal works and such.
Shortly after my first update, we had exchanged messages in December of 2011 on FB, where she was asking me about colours and such for the cane, saying she would work on it in the beginning of January. She stopped responding shortly after that.
The update, which was the recent activity and the resolution of it:
Due to having received notes a little while ago about the artist so-far not finishing her kickstarter, and people having found my journal, I have been updating and decided to try once more to get a true answer from Molly about what was happening with my commission. A comment on her page had implied she scammed her kickstarter supporters - I will not say that she has scammed them, since she HAS been giving them updates lately - however, she did imply that she had never scammed someone before. I felt I had the right to reply, saying she still had yet to finish my commission. I received a response from her a few hours ago, which was not very pleasant, but gave me the closure I needed.
Her response and behaviour have been immature and not at all professional, and I felt the need to update my beware to say so, as well as post the final screencaps of the deal. She has pretty much said she will not do it, because I am stupid and selfish and she feels she can get lolz from pissing me off. I had typed a response to her, and tried to send it, only to find that I had been blocked and my original comment had been deleted. I have screencaps to provide it still, and I will also supply my final response to her after the screenshots, in the off chance that she ever reads this journal.
ALL Facebook Messages: I included some of the previous message in each one so you know I didn't skip anything.
Messages Start
Messages 2
Messages 3
Messages 4
Messages 5
Messages 6
Messages 7
Messages 8
Messages 9
Comment that prompted my latest attempt:
The scamming comments
My comment that got deleted and got me blocked:
My deleted comment
Her response to it:
Her response
And my final reply to you, Molly, in reponse to your message and block, since I can't respond to it elsewhere:
Considering that I sent it to your email, facebook, and DA accounts, saying you just coincidentally "didn't see" it is bull.
And seriously? Glorifying a disability by using a cane? Like thousands of others due when they have painful injuries? I have nerve damage from a cable being reeled in by a truck digging into my skin. I didn't sue or anything, because the fault was my own for not paying attention. And yet you call me selfish for wanting to keep pressure off it like I was told to do by a doctor? When I could have done what plenty of people do and tried to rip money off of someone else?
As for me not mating or having children being a 'punishment'? It's my own choice, I hardly view it as a punishment. I have a loving significant other, and I am glad to have her. I also have many siblings whom I practically raised and feel no need to have children of my own due to that.
I am glad that you finally admit that you're just ignoring me and never intended to do my commission after receiving payment, however. I admit I was stupid to send you the money before hand, and I freely admit that. However, I have not been pissed about it for quite awhile. Tired of being led on, yes. Annoyed at never receiving a straight answer until now, well, of course. But now that I have, I'm letting it go, and updating my journals and Artist Beware posts with the information.
As it stands, I still think your art is beautiful, and it really is a shame that you turned out to be this kind of person. I wish you luck on your game.
TLDR:
Steampunk Artist Molly 'Porkshanks' Friedrich likes taking money for commissions she doesn't finish. $250 ones at that. She is also rude and extremely unprofessional in later correspondence. BEWARE, DO NOT COMMISSION.
WHERE: http://porkshanks.deviantart.com/
WHAT: Custom cane commission.
WHEN: November/December 2009 to now, when I received a clear no that it wouldn't be done.
PROOF/EXPLANATION:
Previous Entries to community:
Original
First Update
The content of those are, however, pretty much in this post as well.
Summary of the first entries: I sent an inquiry to Porkshanks in November/December of 2009 to see if she was interested in doing a cane for me. While arranging things then, communication was absolutely wonderful, every day or so we'd exchange notes and I ended up getting a quote of $150-200 for this project, I decided to send her $250 since she had never made a cane before, and she had to buy the materials and to cover shipping cost when it was finished.
In March/April 2010 she told me she was ready to work on the cane and asked what the height should be off the floor, I responded the very next day. Since then, she has not read any of my notes and she hasn't sent my any, either. She hasn't responded to anything I sent to her email, any messages to Facebook, and the one comment she did make was when I posted on her profile page and that was to tell me that she had been thinking about my commission (here). That was on the first of June, and nothing since, obviously. Though she has been active, posting personal works and photo-shoots and such the entire time, and I have made two profile comments since then asking for a refund.
Here are some screen-caps of the notes that I sent her originally, I thought I was quite polite considering the circumstances.
Last note she sent me
Note telling her my concerns
Second profile comment asking her to read a previous note
Third profile comment, requesting refund and stating issues
One of my requests for a refund
Note from other artist who had been thinking of suggesting Porkshanks to a commissioner Name blacked out for privacy, of course.
Paypal transaction receipt Transaction ID and bank numbers blacked out.
-I had sent Porkshanks a couple emails to the two email addresses I have for her and have not received a response from either of them.
-I've sent her messages on her Facebook page, which she never responded too.
-I have the AIM name she has listed on DA on my buddy-list, but either she has it set to friends only, is invisible, or she's just never on when I am.
-She HAS been active the entire time, posting multiple personal works and such.
Shortly after my first update, we had exchanged messages in December of 2011 on FB, where she was asking me about colours and such for the cane, saying she would work on it in the beginning of January. She stopped responding shortly after that.
The update, which was the recent activity and the resolution of it:
Due to having received notes a little while ago about the artist so-far not finishing her kickstarter, and people having found my journal, I have been updating and decided to try once more to get a true answer from Molly about what was happening with my commission. A comment on her page had implied she scammed her kickstarter supporters - I will not say that she has scammed them, since she HAS been giving them updates lately - however, she did imply that she had never scammed someone before. I felt I had the right to reply, saying she still had yet to finish my commission. I received a response from her a few hours ago, which was not very pleasant, but gave me the closure I needed.
Her response and behaviour have been immature and not at all professional, and I felt the need to update my beware to say so, as well as post the final screencaps of the deal. She has pretty much said she will not do it, because I am stupid and selfish and she feels she can get lolz from pissing me off. I had typed a response to her, and tried to send it, only to find that I had been blocked and my original comment had been deleted. I have screencaps to provide it still, and I will also supply my final response to her after the screenshots, in the off chance that she ever reads this journal.
ALL Facebook Messages: I included some of the previous message in each one so you know I didn't skip anything.
Messages Start
Messages 2
Messages 3
Messages 4
Messages 5
Messages 6
Messages 7
Messages 8
Messages 9
Comment that prompted my latest attempt:
The scamming comments
My comment that got deleted and got me blocked:
My deleted comment
Her response to it:
Her response
And my final reply to you, Molly, in reponse to your message and block, since I can't respond to it elsewhere:
Considering that I sent it to your email, facebook, and DA accounts, saying you just coincidentally "didn't see" it is bull.
And seriously? Glorifying a disability by using a cane? Like thousands of others due when they have painful injuries? I have nerve damage from a cable being reeled in by a truck digging into my skin. I didn't sue or anything, because the fault was my own for not paying attention. And yet you call me selfish for wanting to keep pressure off it like I was told to do by a doctor? When I could have done what plenty of people do and tried to rip money off of someone else?
As for me not mating or having children being a 'punishment'? It's my own choice, I hardly view it as a punishment. I have a loving significant other, and I am glad to have her. I also have many siblings whom I practically raised and feel no need to have children of my own due to that.
I am glad that you finally admit that you're just ignoring me and never intended to do my commission after receiving payment, however. I admit I was stupid to send you the money before hand, and I freely admit that. However, I have not been pissed about it for quite awhile. Tired of being led on, yes. Annoyed at never receiving a straight answer until now, well, of course. But now that I have, I'm letting it go, and updating my journals and Artist Beware posts with the information.
As it stands, I still think your art is beautiful, and it really is a shame that you turned out to be this kind of person. I wish you luck on your game.
TLDR:
Steampunk Artist Molly 'Porkshanks' Friedrich likes taking money for commissions she doesn't finish. $250 ones at that. She is also rude and extremely unprofessional in later correspondence. BEWARE, DO NOT COMMISSION.
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Date: 2012-09-12 05:38 pm (UTC)Beware well warranted.
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Date: 2012-09-12 09:42 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-12 05:38 pm (UTC)She is not God, she cannot be the judge and the jury and all that claptrap. If she didn't want to continue work on the cane she should have backed away from the project and refunded you.
Willingly sitting there and admitting to not wanting to do work for you because of her ~*reasons*~? I truly hope that on top of this post, you actually seek out small claims court against her.
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Date: 2012-09-12 05:41 pm (UTC)Well then! That really tells me all I need to know about this person.
I wonder what it is she considers you being selfish about. Wanting product for your money? Communication? Progress? I wonder how she would feel if she bought something from someone, never received it, and they made fun of her when she tried to get her money back. Hm. But I'm sure in her head, it would be different if it were her. Only then would it be an injustice.
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Date: 2012-09-12 06:34 pm (UTC)What a disgusting human being.
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Date: 2012-09-12 05:53 pm (UTC)I'm so sorry you had to hear that, OP. That's just inexcusable.
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Date: 2012-09-12 06:23 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-12 05:53 pm (UTC)Beware well warranted
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Date: 2012-09-12 06:01 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2012-09-12 06:27 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-12 06:32 pm (UTC)"You have a physical disability for a reason and I guess karma keeps me from doing anything for you because it wants to teach you something about trying to glorify your disability.
I'm told that's probably why you won't be mating and having children...as part of your punishment."
As someone who is disabled and generally anxious about telling people FOR JUST THIS REASON, her last reply is just plain nasty, and it makes me so angry. It's mind-boggling she thinks that's even remotely appropriate. She does faster work for able-bodied people? What the hell?
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Date: 2012-09-12 09:36 pm (UTC)I try not to even tell people unless they ask why I'm limping or if it's impeding my work. The only reason I even told her when I commissioned it was so that she knew how important it was to me.
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Date: 2012-09-12 07:04 pm (UTC)Even though DA is terrible at keeping track of people, I'd report her for this anyway.
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Date: 2012-09-12 09:36 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2012-09-12 07:39 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-12 08:02 pm (UTC)Beware is definitely well warranted. Her treatment of you is awful and I hope that any commissioner would stay well away from her. Terrible!
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Date: 2012-09-12 08:05 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-12 08:43 pm (UTC)I would also notify paypal of the situation, even though the transaction is past the dispute time.
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Date: 2012-09-12 09:00 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2012-09-12 11:07 pm (UTC)Beware VERY WELL warranted.
I'm appalled with those comments.
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Date: 2012-09-12 11:19 pm (UTC)Beware well warranted, I will never have anything to do with this individual ever.
I'm really sorry you lost your money to her!
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Date: 2012-09-13 01:51 am (UTC)Most definitely a beware well warranted.
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Date: 2012-09-13 03:29 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-13 03:33 am (UTC)I'm just going to go over here and cry and tell my dog all the words that I am not posting because rules.
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Date: 2012-09-13 04:07 am (UTC)