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:
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)
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.
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)
