For almost a year I have been waiting on a customer who owe me some money for 5 commissions. Over a week ago I found out through a friend that she had a new account. Notice a journal that says she have been sendt to hospital and as I was about to leave her a message wishing her best of luck but I get the message that I am blocked. It felt like being hit in the face. She have uploaded some of the commissions I did for her(even one she have yet to pay for), but without credits or link back to the original.
so I had to send a note to her friend who is also my friend to be able to contact her. Got a message back from our friend and he told me she couldn't use her paypal becouse her family wont let her. He offered to pay for her, I had so say no to that. The last note I got from her before she disappered it was her fiance had taken her money and was the reason she couldn't pay me right away back then. This was the note:
I replied I could wait, and I am still waiting.
Should I wait and see if she messages me before I post a beware on her?
so I had to send a note to her friend who is also my friend to be able to contact her. Got a message back from our friend and he told me she couldn't use her paypal becouse her family wont let her. He offered to pay for her, I had so say no to that. The last note I got from her before she disappered it was her fiance had taken her money and was the reason she couldn't pay me right away back then. This was the note:
I replied I could wait, and I am still waiting.
Should I wait and see if she messages me before I post a beware on her?
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You agreed to wait, so it wouldn't be fair to create an AB on her just yet. Give her a solid deadline to pay you by (A week, or two weeks) then wait and see if she manages to do so, if she does not? Then an AB would be applicable. Maybe even let her know you're considering submitting an AB on her if she keeps ignoring you.
But we have no rule against it. Should it be the final bargaining chip that gets someone in gear (Comm or Artist alike) then I have no personal issues with that - the only time I take up problem with it as a threat is when the OP claims they "won't make an AB" and then does so after the fact.
If you don't "warn" someone of the steps you plan to take if they don't change their actions, the person may claim they had no idea someone would be so upset and/or wanted to make things right before their business was put on public display.
If you do say what you plan, some would call it threats or extortion :P
The main thing is to stick with your plan, ie, don't say you /won't/ post if they make it right and then go ahead and post anyway - if you want to make a post no matter what then the warning should be "I plan to make an AB post but if you make it right by ____ I will include that in the post"
Kinda like a paypal dispute, is how I think about it.
(I don't mean to guilt you, I'm trying to say you are very very patient)
Since you agreed to wait you should wait, however I think set a deadline, and after it passes post them here anyway- even if they paid, I'd rather not do business with someone who'd make me wait a year for payment, and would like to know who to avoid!
If yes, I also think that a year of waiting has been MORE than enough of waiting. Whether she pays back this year or not, someone not paying for a year and then blocking you while posting the art without credit is enough grounds for me to post a Beware without waiting if she messages back or not.
Mainly because if she has (which would mean her excuse is just that or she uses someone else to pay for her stuff) then I'd personally wish to know who the person is.
Edited at 2013-05-14 10:32 am (UTC)
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Edited at 2013-05-14 01:11 pm (UTC)
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Also your art is adorable.
I have posted my beware and waiting for it to be approved. Also she have actually uploaded some of the unpaid pieces to her new account so she lied on that.