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    How does your avatar look today ?

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    Posted · Edited by MacFlotsam

    17 minutes ago, Orwar said:

    Nice shirt, been wearing the same for two days now.

    Where'd you find that camera? Been looking for one for a while, but I could only seem to find ones fitted for female avatars. 

    Thank you, I love their clothes. 

     

    https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/AITUI-Sweiss-Cam-HUD/6301396

     

    It's a nice camera and has lots of different options for straps =) 

    Edit: (Unfortunately you cannot 'hold' it but there are other cameras that lets one do that but not as nice as this one)

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    Scammed by Creator?

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    1 hour ago, LittleMe Jewell said:

     

    Yeah, how much materials can be involved in a special skin and shape.

     

     

    2 hours ago, Chic Aeon said:

    Just wanted to say two things. One -- that "would be buying a lot of materials" thing should have set off some bells. Seems pretty fishy for what you were ordering. 

    Two -- RL business ethics as well as SL business ethics are only as good as the people who follow them. Makes absolutely no difference in my mind anyway. I had plenty of folks in RL cheat and steal my creations. It happens just as often there but for more money involved :SwingingFriends:

    Of course I have done my research and have checked the costs. In case you are curious, Essentially we were talking about 5K of the fee for the materials; the dev kit for the body, as well as a bento head (which by themselves are costly). The rest was was for the labour I would imagine. In total it added up to about 15k. So yeah 1/3 for materials. 

    Scammed by Creator?

    in Abuse and Griefing

    Posted · Edited by MacFlotsam

    Thank you for your advice.  I was of course anticipating that there is nothing SL can do because it is a private agreement between two residents, so it is not surprising news to me.

    No, I paid in advance in full, she told me that she would be purchasing a lot of the materials and such so she convinced me to pay her. I first offered half now and half when the job is done but she didn't agree to that. I understand that creators can get sick, numerous uncountable number of reasons etc I don't fault anyone for that. The only issue is buyer beware, particularly on SL where RL business ethics should not be counted on. 

    It's in my best interests to just wait then. And looking back on it now, I doubt she wants to run away with the money since she is a creator and has a reputation to uphold for the sake of her SL business. 

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    Scammed by Creator?

    in Abuse and Griefing

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    I made an agreement with a creator on SL to do some work for me with regards to making a custom skin and custom shape for a specific body type I had in mind. The creator assured me many times that the work would be done in a timely fashion. Unfortunately we are now 3 weeks out from the promised date of completion and still no work has been shown to me. 

    Luckily she has not cut contact with me. She gives me a different reason why the work was not done and  each time she promises a  new deadline.  Now once again a new deadline has come and gone and still no work to be shown. This time she claims to be sick.  My question is, am I entitled to pursue a refund? Would SL help me in doing so? 

     

    TLDR: Made a private agreement with a creator to do some work for me, paid a large amount of Lindens in advance. Work has not been completed many weeks passed the promised deadline. Will SL give me any sort of refund if I report the creator?

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