WHERE: milkyfoxwhiskers.deviantart.com
(Alternate accounts: https://www.furaffinity.net/user/brisbee/
https://www.youtube.com/user/HinaUchi/featured
yiptrip.deviantart.com (deactivated)
http://www.taxidermy.net/user/Samm.)
WHAT: Tanned Rabbit Pelt
WHEN: March 20, 2013 - now
PROOF/EXPLAIN: On March 20th, 2013, Samm (under her side account "MilkyFoxWhiskers") on deviantart. I then (under my old username "Muffins-Weasley") commented about getting the rabbit fur if it was still available (link to deviation and comment: http://fav.me/d5yp8i8 | if it gets deleted: http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n579/MuffinsWeasley/hinada_zpsfcd31291.png
). I paid the $35 plus $1.60 in shipping on that same day (Proof of paypal transaction: http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n579/MuffinsWeasley/hina1_zps603cdf18.png
). We stayed in communication for a few days, before it dropped off as I waited for my pelt (Conversation with Samm for those couple days here: http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n579/MuffinsWeasley/hina2_zps50cc97c9.png
). About two and a half months later on June 3, I contacted her again, inquiring about the status of my pelt, and asking, if it was not sent, if she could hold onto it for me, because I was in the process of securing an apartment. She agreed to hold it, however, she was needing to gain funds to ship it. (http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n579/MuffinsWeasley/hina3_zpsa97117d0.png
) I heard nor sought contact with her until July (due to my own moving), and then proceeded to send her a message on my new account explaining I had move accounts and now had a stable address on July 3 (http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n579/MuffinsWeasley/hina4_zps5ed540c2.png
). She proceeded to send a message (to my old account that I had retired and no longer visited by then) on July 23, 2013, stating that her husband's cat had eaten the ear on the pelt, and offered a similar pelt, offering to make it mountable. (Remember: I was no longer using the account she sent this message to, and I had sent my original "I moved accounts" message to her MAIN account, so there's no reason she didn't know.) (Her offer: http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n579/MuffinsWeasley/hina5_zps05df3579.png
) I did not seek nor hear from her until I decided to note her when she requested to be filled in on things she owed people sometime in January (journal unable to be located - Samm has deactivated her account). I sent her a message January 1, 2014. She responded, saying that my pelt was now "completely devoured," and offering another pelt, claiming "we do have a few more rabbits in the freezer skinned or frozen whole we need to tan, so if you're willing to wait a bit longer we can have that to you in a couple weeks, or if you want I can exchange it for some art for you." Knowing how long people have waited on art from her (and not having any proper references at the moment), I agreed to wait. (Here is the message chain: http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n579/MuffinsWeasley/hina6_zps26f28e07.png
) It's now been over a month, with no pelt photos posted from her, nor any contact, and she has now deactivated her main account. My total wait time has been almost a year.
Do NOT repost your old bewares. They are being archived.
https://artistsbeware.info/
Comments
She's also on this account.
http://yiffin.deviantart.com/
Her other FA account, http://www.furaffinity.net/user/yiptrip
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/HinaUchi/featured
Sorry again! ; o;
Plus I sent her another note recently, so I'll be updating that too.
Its unfortunate you had to deal with her, there's no use to asking paypal about it? Its a physical item that hasn't been shipped,no proof of a tracking number. Even if its been a year.
I'm a little wary about that though. Paypal's not exactly the friendliest to work with (ie. will freeze people's funds without reason) and I don't know if I want to go through the headache of trying to deal with them. (Also I don't know what I'd do if they asked for proof, like what would I show them? My lack of things?)
Chances are, dealing with Samm, neither of us will get our products or refunds without going to paypal.
Have your proof read and if it was done over Taxidermy.net, report her. It's best to do no such business with her. Seeing she hasn't made any effort to correct her mistakes.