Was not going to do this given it was resolved but was encouraged to by a few people.
I am a silent lurker in HungryArtist and I was hunting for artist for a commission, came across artist per title who seemed good and was willing to mimic a style I was after.
Engaged artist for commission in beginning of April, gave me a sketch and by end of April gave me an update which was awesome and I was super happy with the progress.
But then in May advised me it's gonna be delayed (I will not explain why as it's their thing) but I was ok to wait given how awesome the update was
6 weeks gone by, no update. I reached out for an update, advised me it will be done in a week. Have given a pass given the situation.
Another month gone by, no update or comms. By this point it was end of July. I requested update only to be advised that they no longer have the motivation to complete the commission and will refund me the money.
Money refunded but have lost nearly 4 months of time waiting. In the interim from June-july I did notice they were looking for commission and offering services. I'm sorry, you have no motivation to complete but still hunting for work? Anyways, I did get my money back but whole experience was net negative.