FantasyCreative.com = Scam? Am I the only one?

[dkr]

To be honest, out of the years I've been doing business online, I've worked with hundreds of designers & programmers. This would be the first time I make a negative post about one.. (man, 2 days before Christmas too!)


I hired FantasyCreative.com to put together a 4-page design job for a client of mine. Here is the rough time-line of our communication:

Dec. 8th: FantasyCreative contacts me via email offering to take the job. http://no_url_shorteners/5z7z9

Dec. 10th: FantasyCreative addresses my question about his reliability, and assures that he aims to respond to emails '12 hours of receiving them'. Also offers a 15% off discount if I am to pay 100% upfront. I do and make payment on this day. http://no_url_shorteners/5z7Jm

*From Dec. 13th till Dec. 20th, I sent 2 emails, 2 MSN IMs, and 1 PM, all at different times - no response at all*

Dec. 19th: I file a PayPal dispute that escalates.

Dec. 20th: FantasyCreative contacts me explaining that his mother had an accident or something, and just noticed the dispute. I respond that I've already hired a new designer, and asks that he kindly refunds my money. http://no_url_shorteners/5z89V

Dec. 20th: PayPal contacts me saying that they received 'shipping proof' from the seller (FantasyCreative), and that I will not be refunded. http://no_url_shorteners/5z8fH

Dec. 21st: I contact FantasyCreative concerning this and asks for an explanation or a refund. No response till this day.​

Again, something is wrong here. The troubling thing is, I've worked with this company once before, and although he was late with the delivery, he had still delivered a quality product.

I do not believe in personal attacks (which is why I'm not mentioning his name), but I do believe that when a company, small or big, does not do what they promise, you guys should know about it.

Has anyone of you had a negative experience with FantasyCreative? A positive experience? If you had a positive experience with him, what was different?

Thanks!
Donny

I've also made a post about this on my blog (:
Bad Experience with a Freelance Designer « Kinkarso.com Blog


PS, Here's a few other people who also had bad experiences with the guy:
Anthony Bullock/FantasyCreative.com - Scam
Anthony Bullock, where are you? - TalkFreelance - Freelance Webmaster, Web Design & SEO community
Anthony Bullock - Scammer : Web Hosting Lounge : Web Hosting Talk
Anthony Bullock Might Be Dead - WickedFire - Affiliate Marketing Forum - Internet Marketing Webmaster SEO Forum
(google search will bring up a few more)