The Bait....and Switch

[Mr. Machismo]

Agreed with Jade. Is that $50 really worth it.

And what if the commission didn't turn out? Do you pay less? No.

[Punisher1919]

Originally Posted by Mr. Machismo

Agreed with Jade. Is that $50 really worth it.

And what if the commission didn't turn out? Do you pay less? No.

Yeah, it definitely turned into a principle thing....haven't done business with him since. I think what irked me the most was the fact that he made no mention of refunding the shipping money I had already paid, even though he didn't have to ship the piece. At the end of the day, he snagged an extra $17 for him and his artist....at the risk of ruining his reputation...that's just bad business.

[CJ82]

I've had a few instances of what might classify as a bait and switch. At least, not getting what I paid for/what was specified.

Bob Mcleod, Greg Laroque and Antonio Sarchione did this.

For Bob I requested (and paid for) a full figure (and specifically referenced the head-to-toe Black Panther example on his own website), but only got a half figure/cut off at the thighs. He sent the finished artwork with no sketches, no confirmation, I just got a piece that wasn't what I specified.

For Greg he went with a different setting/location than what I requested, and again requested 3 full figures, got 2 cut off at the shins and 1 cut off at the knees. Again like Bob he just sent the finished piece, nothing I could have done.

Lastly Antonio Sarchione, who agreed to my original concept, sent a sketch that I approved, but then upon finishing the pencils had gone with something different and said he couldn't go through with the concept and sketch we had agreed on. Luckily I was able to get my money back but it was really weird he suddenly went against what we agreed on at 2 previous stages.

[carlito1978]

really strange experiences cj. thanks for sharing.

[Doc McCoy]

Originally Posted by Punisher1919

Yeah, it definitely turned into a principle thing....haven't done business with him since. I think what irked me the most was the fact that he made no mention of refunding the shipping money I had already paid, even though he didn't have to ship the piece. At the end of the day, he snagged an extra $17 for him and his artist....at the risk of ruining his reputation...that's just bad business.

Did he really risk ruining his reputation, though? He, like a great many others in this hobby, probably banked on the fact that you wouldn't out him, so he really didn't risk much.

[Punisher1919]

Originally Posted by Doc McCoy

Did he really risk ruining his reputation, though? He, like a great many others in this hobby, probably banked on the fact that you wouldn't out him, so he really didn't risk much.

You're right...and in cases like this, I chose the path of least resistence because it didn't seem worth the headache to out him....wrong decision...maybe.

[Wah]

Originally Posted by Punisher1919

You're right...and in cases like this, I chose the path of least resistence because it didn't seem worth the headache to out him....wrong decision...maybe.

i wish you'd just tell us who he was. at least the rep. so we could all avoid this guy in the future.

[Mr. Machismo]

It's hard to out reps. You're basically blacklisting yourself from any of their artists at that point, when your problem is with the rep and not the artist(s.)

[carlito1978]

agreed. tricky situation. but word gets around quietly. makes me think twice about going through some of these guys.

[aric]

Like everything else in this hobby, reps are hit or miss. Some are great to deal with and really help a lot and some are actually an impediment.