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Guidelines for Artists
We strongly encourage artists to follow all these guidelines in order to eliminate any potential problems that could arise from a lack of clarity in art selling threads and make the selling process as smooth as possible.
* Only offer commissions when you think you have the time to do them, so that you don't have customers waiting forever. Close wait lists or keep them small if necessary.
* Inform customers of the realistic time period it will take to complete a piece before accepting a commission.
* Let users know what sort of art you are willing to to draw. Willing to do couples? Original Characters? Or just want to do single avatar portraits? Make sure you specify.
* If you wish to have specific restrictions on the usage of the art, make them very clear and keep a copy of them for your records to avoid later problems.
* Include samples of your work and keep samples accurate to the quality of the art that will be received for the commission. Do not show a very high quality sample that took many many hours, give the impression the buyer will receive a work of that quality, and then deliver a peice that took half that time. This is gross misrepresentation and is not permitted, as it is a form of scamming.
* Clearly mark how much you want for your commissions in gold and/or which items you will accept as payment and what you value them at. If you are uncertain as to what items you will accept, request that users ask before bidding/commissioning.
* We understand that real life commitments sometimes interefere with your ability to complete a request or end your auction on time. If for whatever reason you do need to close your store before requests are completed, give a reason and state if/when you will be operational again. Give plenty of notice in advance if possible. Refund the customer's money if you absolutely cannot complete the commission.
* If your thread is on the first page, it is not necessary to bump it. However, conversation in threads is natural and encouraged to help enrich the R&C community. Threads do not need to be 'on topic' in posting, however thread makers do have final say over their thread content and are free to request users to end certain conversations or leave the thread.
* Do not hesitate to contact a moderator if you have a problem with a user such as failure to pay for a finished commission or harassment for a commission.
Auction Specific:
* Tell bidders what exactly they are bidding for. If you plan on only doing avatar art, or a waist up sketch, or a full body if bidding passes a certain point, please say so.
* Inform bidders that bid retractions are not allowed to prevent problems.
* Give a starting bid which you are willing to accept. Starting bids should be the minimum amount you'd accept for the auction. They are not a means to gain interest to the auction.
* Set a firm time for when the auction will end, noting down the date, time and in which time zone you're referring to.
* Do not extend auctions past the end time after they've ended simply because you aren't satisfied with the end price. This can generally be avoided if you've made a proper starting bid.
* Keep note of the 2nd highest bidder in case the auction winner backs out.
We strongly encourage artists to follow all these guidelines in order to eliminate any potential problems that could arise from a lack of clarity in art selling threads and make the selling process as smooth as possible.
* Only offer commissions when you think you have the time to do them, so that you don't have customers waiting forever. Close wait lists or keep them small if necessary.
* Inform customers of the realistic time period it will take to complete a piece before accepting a commission.
* Let users know what sort of art you are willing to to draw. Willing to do couples? Original Characters? Or just want to do single avatar portraits? Make sure you specify.
* If you wish to have specific restrictions on the usage of the art, make them very clear and keep a copy of them for your records to avoid later problems.
* Include samples of your work and keep samples accurate to the quality of the art that will be received for the commission. Do not show a very high quality sample that took many many hours, give the impression the buyer will receive a work of that quality, and then deliver a peice that took half that time. This is gross misrepresentation and is not permitted, as it is a form of scamming.
* Clearly mark how much you want for your commissions in gold and/or which items you will accept as payment and what you value them at. If you are uncertain as to what items you will accept, request that users ask before bidding/commissioning.
* We understand that real life commitments sometimes interefere with your ability to complete a request or end your auction on time. If for whatever reason you do need to close your store before requests are completed, give a reason and state if/when you will be operational again. Give plenty of notice in advance if possible. Refund the customer's money if you absolutely cannot complete the commission.
* If your thread is on the first page, it is not necessary to bump it. However, conversation in threads is natural and encouraged to help enrich the R&C community. Threads do not need to be 'on topic' in posting, however thread makers do have final say over their thread content and are free to request users to end certain conversations or leave the thread.
* Do not hesitate to contact a moderator if you have a problem with a user such as failure to pay for a finished commission or harassment for a commission.
Auction Specific:
* Tell bidders what exactly they are bidding for. If you plan on only doing avatar art, or a waist up sketch, or a full body if bidding passes a certain point, please say so.
* Inform bidders that bid retractions are not allowed to prevent problems.
* Give a starting bid which you are willing to accept. Starting bids should be the minimum amount you'd accept for the auction. They are not a means to gain interest to the auction.
* Set a firm time for when the auction will end, noting down the date, time and in which time zone you're referring to.
* Do not extend auctions past the end time after they've ended simply because you aren't satisfied with the end price. This can generally be avoided if you've made a proper starting bid.
* Keep note of the 2nd highest bidder in case the auction winner backs out.
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