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Originally Posted by PacMan3000
Out of curiosity...when you all buy custom statues, is it like a licensed statue where you pay a deposit (like 10% or 20%) and pay the rest later when it's completed?
Or are you expected to pay significantly more, or even the entire amount, when you pre-order?
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In my experience it works like this roughly
Concept shown (artwork)
Pay $100 deposit
Render shown
Pay $200
Prototype shown
Pay $200
Production shown
Pay $200
Finished
Pay $200
Shipping
Pay ~$100-200 range depending on options and location.
These numbers can vary with the piece, but you get the idea of benchmark payments. On the first step if they don't get enough deposits I have seen them cancel a piece and refund everyone. Keep in mind this pieces generally have an ES of 20-100 range.
About half the pieces I see have people just stop paying and policy is generally you forfeit your statue and money if you don't respond for a long time and they offer it completed ready to ship to anyone willing to pay in full.
Sadly in some cases a commissioner has just taken money and run, which is why building credibility and regular communication is so important.