I wanted to give a quick update regarding the issue I had with Starfinder/Astray/Kannos/Christina Penescu, previously posted two months ago here.
I updated that post saying that she had contacted me shortly after posting here, informing me that she'll send it out at the end of that week. This would have been the first or second week of December, latest. I haven't received it, so I sent her an e-mail asking about the matter (as instructed on her FA page, under the username Astray) two weeks ago, and then a note on FA five days ago. She hasn't opened by note and all her galleries on FA or DA haven't been touched. However, she's updated her Facebook page since, the latest update being January 26th. So, she has internet access.
I just wanted to say that the issue has not been resolved, and I doubt it'll ever be.
And please, since it was a problem last time, nobody contact her or her employers about the matter. I'm posting this here so that the community and others know to stay away from her (as if there wasn't ample reason already), not to make her life difficult. She'll do that herself.
I updated that post saying that she had contacted me shortly after posting here, informing me that she'll send it out at the end of that week. This would have been the first or second week of December, latest. I haven't received it, so I sent her an e-mail asking about the matter (as instructed on her FA page, under the username Astray) two weeks ago, and then a note on FA five days ago. She hasn't opened by note and all her galleries on FA or DA haven't been touched. However, she's updated her Facebook page since, the latest update being January 26th. So, she has internet access.
I just wanted to say that the issue has not been resolved, and I doubt it'll ever be.
And please, since it was a problem last time, nobody contact her or her employers about the matter. I'm posting this here so that the community and others know to stay away from her (as if there wasn't ample reason already), not to make her life difficult. She'll do that herself.
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I think the point about this is..
even if she makes her own life difficult.. she is dragging unsuspecting people with her scam schemes (aka pseudo commisssions she "magically forges" or never does them)
Id do my best to prevent others from falling to such schemes.
I may re-send her the e-mail, though. Every two days until she replies. We'll see.
Keep going after her, you deserve your money or your product. Good luck, sorry you got scammed.
Edited at 2011-02-01 08:16 pm (UTC)
Offhand I'd say there's a variety of reasons:
1. Not everyone knows about artists_beware, as unlikely as that may seem, it's only one medium sized community and there are thousands of folks out there who don't even use livejournal.
2. Some people presume that anything like AB is "slanderous" and "written by jealous people" because they haven't bothered to actually read the community for themselves and thus fail to heed the warnings. (Seriously, I knew one person who hit the roof when she was told about AB because apparently having an internet equivalent of BBB for artists is eviiiiiiiiiil or something).
3. Some assume since some people have actually got what they paid for that they'll be the lucky ones and get their stuff despite how unlikely that is.
4. Some risk it anyway despite knowing her reputation simply because they like her work and hope it works out for them.
I doubt there are few people who have never been caught in a scam ever, even I got trapped in one of BT's scams a few years back and I read the small print.
OP, I probably asked this of you in one of your previous posts, but please do keep Witchiebunny updated on this ongoing saga. I feel that getting the FA mods involved is one of the few ways Starfinder will actually feel the pinch, and you're more likely to get your money/picture if she feels her livelihood is threatened.
I'll be contacting WB tonight.
I really wish this would be resolved for you, but I fear it never will, given her track record, despite continuous claims that she is improving her business practice.
I'll toast to that. Best wishes in getting this resolved. :(
why does she do this? does she have any kind of syndromes or complexes? if i get overwhelmed and i shut down and "run"
does she have some kind of OCD-ADD hybred?
when I see all these kind of things, I get a sence of "maybe I should accept payment when things are done, and not have a down payment insentive (here is the first $20, when you are done you get the next $30")
or is her busniess sence very poor?