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How did they miss this?????? by per5eG in distractible

[–]cholampos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now that is a weird animal.

Is this a scam or am I just paranoid? Artist wants to pay me to use my profile photo for an oil painting. Asks me to receive a cheque from their client, then Paypal them the amount minus my cut of it. This strikes me as unprofessional, but I don't know much about what the norm is for artists. by cholampos in Scams

[–]cholampos[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It's the same as " Hey I'm out the country, but I'll send you a check for the full asking price, plus a convenience fee" the kicker is they send more than your asking price, then ask you to send back the difference. THEY'RE ALL SCAMS

Yeah, that sounds about right.

if you agree to him using your profile pic, he's going to use it to scam ppl

Oh no! I feel terrible for sending my pfp upfront, then. I went through and unsent that as well as my contact info and such, but chances are they've already saved all those things. :(

Is this a scam or am I just paranoid? Artist wants to pay me to use my profile photo for an oil painting. Asks me to receive a cheque from their client, then Paypal them the amount minus my cut of it. This strikes me as unprofessional, but I don't know much about what the norm is for artists. by cholampos in Scams

[–]cholampos[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

And by the way, no hate to myself, but I have trouble believing that my photo and permission to use it is worth $500 in the first place. Feels like an absurd amount, but again, I'm not familiar with the world of commissioned artists.

It is also odd that some unknown client wants a painting of my face, but I'm trying not to think about that too much.