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[Rett]

Woah, how did I not know this was going on?!?! This is terrible! Poor Traci!

And Im pretty sure I could make a better tail than that blindfolded and with one arm tied behind my back! What a piece of junk! I seriously hope the buyer gets a full refund! Has anyone reached out to her yet and invited her to the forum?

[SelkieLuna]

I would be so offended if I spent $1,000 on a tail and received THAT. I've been looking at her shop and it says that she's "taking a break". Maybe you guys got to her after all.

[Tetra]

Yikes. Just yikes. I mean that tail doesn't even make sense.

[Mermaid Mystery]

I don't even know where to start with that tail. I want to roast it but it's too much.

[Mermaid Momo]

Screen shot from her asking for a refund. Apparently she already sent the tail back to her already.

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[Madison MerFaerie]

I feel so bad for that buyer. I can't even imagine how she must feel right now.

The seller is a member here, and I only know this because I try to make it a point to introduce myself and add all the Wisconsin mers as friends on Mernetwork and/or Facebook.

[Mermaid Alea]

I think what happened here is she didn't have the money to make herself a tail, so she decided to use someone as a guinea pig for her first tail. This tail should have been her own tail, and then from here she would improve her methods and once her methods were good she could then start selling to others. She shouldn't be selling at this stage.

I do hope Traci will join Mernetwork. I hope she doesn't give up on being a Mermaid.

[Mermaid Momo]

I feel so bad for that buyer. I can't even imagine how she must feel right now.

The seller is a member here, and I only know this because I try to make it a point to introduce myself and add all the Wisconsin mers as friends on Mernetwork and/or Facebook.

What she's here? ? and still put out that shoddy tail with all the info here for her to access? I'm making my first silicone tail and it looks nothing like that because I used the threads here and the knowledge of other Mers.

I wonder if she watches this thread.

The shop says she's on vacation so I'm guessing she'll delete everything and run with whatever money she was able to scam

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[Winged Mermaid]

The buyer responded to my message and let me know she's trying to go through Etsy, Paypal, and her credit card company to get her money back. I really hope one of those will help her get her money refunded!

[Mermaid Wesley]

I'm glad she is getting the support from you all! With some luck this might work out


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[Rett]

The buyer responded to my message and let me know she's trying to go through Etsy, Paypal, and her credit card company to get her money back. I really hope one of those will help her get her money refunded!

I seriously hope she does Poor girl

[shimmygoddess]

That is some shit! I dont care if the seller is a member her, that is NOT professional at all. You don't lie about your work and crank out an unprofessional product !! That is unethical, unprofessional, and just plane stupid. They should be ashamed of themselves and rectify the situation by publically apologizes and refunding the buyer. That is BS!

[Mermaid Coralia]

I don't even get what happened to that tail..

Like, what are all those patches on the back? And the "paint job" looks like a four year old painted it. Is it even swimmable? Doubt it. I'd hate to see what the monofin looks like, if there even is one.

I really hope this poor girl can get her money back and that etsy see's this lady is a scammer and takes her store down so some one else doesn't fall victim.

[PhaylennMurúch]

there's no monofin in that, it's just a sack of aquatic death at the bottom

[Mermaid Jaffa]

The etsy shop is still there. It says "taking a short break". She's prob out there spending that poor mermaid's money on trash.

[Madison MerFaerie]

What she's here? ? and still put out that shoddy tail with all the info here for her to access?

Yup. Username Sarafin. Was an active user for like a month and then ghosted. She started a thread asking for tailmaking help, and demonstrating her fundamental lack of knowledge and very minimal research on silicone tail making.

Like, what are all those patches on the back?

She also inquired about Captain Nemo’s method of using fish netting to create scales on latex. Looks likes she attempted that technique on the back of the tail she made. “Attempted” is the key word.

there's no monofin in that, it's just a sack of aquatic death at the bottom

omg. I really adore you Phaylenn!

[Winged Mermaid]

Been messaging back and forth with Traci, the buyer, trying to help her figure out the specifics of how to fill her tail needs for her upcoming photo shoots, since this has has been such a bust. Have a few good leads for her, so hopefully all will work out in the end!

Miss Alice Le Fae hasn't responded to my comment on her photo. Looks like she's dropping off the web, what with her Etsy store being "on break", her Facebook Page deleted, and no more activity (that I can see) on her FB profile. Also her FB said "Star Sewn LLC". I looked it up, it's not a registered LLC. She's just a fraud all over.

[Mermaid Momo]

Does anyone know if she got her refund?


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[Winged Mermaid]

Oh yes, I forgot to say! I got a message saying the seller refunded $600 but didn't want to give up $400 (saying it was for cost of materials). Etsy intervened and said since the seller used photos that weren't hers that she didn't give the product she claimed, and that if she didn't refund the rest then they would suspend her shop. So hopefully she refunds the rest!

[Mermaid Wesley]

Yay!


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