i agree with most of them as well. when i do custom mods, i /always/ have contracts, stating what will be done, how long it will take, more details, and pricing. my mods usually start AT 3K, then go up from there. sometimes, however, i do request the buyer to pay for the uploads. when doing furry mods, you can run up as high as 20 textures. lol PLUS, mesh uploads. but if you just asked the person to make you a skin, and shape....there IS nothing to upload. except the skins components. Head, Lower Body, Upper Body. And if you use mesh hands and feet, textures for those as well. if their making you a mesh body, and it costs that much to upload it be weary. ask for screen shots. ALWAYS. if you are doing custom orders, the maker should not be afraid to show you screenshots of their work in progress. free programs such as Gyazo, make this so easy now! also, when i take screens for customers, i do capture some of my photoshop work space. and progress along the however many weeks its taking me to make the textures or meshes. gyazo can also take 15 seconds of video. great for showing meshes their working on. ive never uploaded a full body, but the upload price sounds horrid, as if they did the work, but didnt take the time to fix it, to where its more compatible, and playable. if this was a mesh body, and not just a system shape, did they make it to go along with the SL mesh? if not, and you buy a new skin texture down the road it may not fit. as for mesh heads. those for hoomans...are A LOT of work. thats hours and hours of work. specially if they are trying to be super specific in features. 12K is not bad for a hooman mesh head. (total cost wise). if this person is being sketchy, you can always back out. if you have not made any contracts, then there is nothing to break. i always get half up front when i start. which is non refundable. UNLESS i simply cannot finish a project, and i dont upload anything at all and is due to my fault. so, either ask for proof of work, and ask them to take a screenshot of the screen that says how much the upload cost IS. if they are asking for a large upload amount. the viewers always give a price! if they refuse to show the exact upload fee, then you are being scammed. and if they claim to not know how to take a screen shot their lying. lol like really, if they can do photoshop, and mesh programs...they take a screen for proof. hope you get this all figured out!