10-29-2008, 08:13 PM
As a maker myself there are thing that come up that can slow things down, suppliers, full time work responsibilities but personally when i have these issues i always keep people posted on what's going on. Family issues always come first but the thought of having someone pay me and then not making an effort to get it done in a reasonable amount of time would make me lose sleep!There has to be trust for the customer to place an order and the maker has responsibilities to keep his customer updated, if problems arise and the maker lets you know then you have to stick with it and trust him, you could ask for refund and agree that you will pay the full amount on completion but you will find that the maker has spent the money on stock and supplies and the cost of living already, to refund you he will have to take another order that will be way over the estimated completion time and so the spiral down into melt down starts.If i were you i would ask the maker to be honest and give you a time of completion and if he has not done so by then insist on a refund.I know some people will disagree and i can almost hear the mods groaning when i say this but forum pressure does work, you don't have to name names or bash but just enquiring about a makers wait times can be enough to give them that wake up call but i add again that no-one should go on any forum bashing a maker or member at all, there are sensible ways of doing things and being clever about it.Just my opinions, good luck <img src=\"style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\" emoid=\"B)\" border=\"0\" alt=\"cool.gif\" />