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23 hours ago, katakatica said:
I can only speak as a writer (not as a designer/etc.) but it's rare for me to find a bad egg. Sure, it's happened here and there - I've had a few very obvious cases of people who knew how to game the system, but out of, say, the 200 most recent orders I've delivered over last/this year, it was maybe... 5?
Still a lot of money (since I don't only charge $5/$10, wouldn't be able to survive in Sweden if I did that!) but it's not as bad as no money whatsoever. Art/graphic design usually has a watermark on it as well, which is a pretty good way of protecting the seller, I think.
Creative work will always have its risks, but for me it's still worth it (though I understand your frustration, it's definitely annoying when people act this way.)
Yes, it cost me $375. I know about the watermark, but I didn't do that. I was in a rush to get orders done due to having to move this week and all the other chaos that COVID basically dropped on my doorstep. Won't make that mistake again.
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This last rip off is the 3rd time I have had a buyer cancel on me AFTER they got my script. The first time, it was another script. The second time, it was social media posts and a business plan. Three strikes, and you're out.
The impression that I got is that if you do any type of gig writing, design, advertising, or basically anything they can cancel on after they get it, you can forget about getting paid. Am I right in assuming this? Honestly, I don't know how all you graphic designers and digital marketers out there make a living. My guess is you're only charging $5 or $10, so you don't lose much or you must really love volunteer work. After this last cancellation, I told customer support that I'm not doing any gigs related to digital marketing, scripting or design anymore since I'm obviously never going to get paid.
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Ripped off by Buyer again
in My Fiverr Experience
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I'm new to social media on here, but he found it under my scripting gig as an extra. I've been on here for awhile as someone who has been writing scripts. It upset me when they sided with the buyer after I asked him several times what was wrong. I told him he had a revision still. He didn't want to use it.
You're right though. I need to do a better description, and I should have vetted better than I did. I did ask him a bunch of questions that he answered, but I found out that it wasn't even his company. After he tried to cancel, I did some digging. Yeah, I know, I should have done that before hand. With having to move and apartments out here basically rent gouging everyone, I've spent the last 2 months looking for a new place to live. I guess I got too lazy.
Thank you for the DMCA advice. I didn't know about how to do that and niching is a great idea. Thank you. I swear my faith in humanity is already slim to none. This last incident didn't help.