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[Mer-Crazy]

The actual fuck did she do to the back? Like... seriously!!!

[Merenneito Nerissa]

That looks like a parody of a poorly made tail..........

[Merenneito Nerissa]

Oh yeah, and those two new five star reviews... Is this seller really thinking that people are that stupid? Both profiles has a manga character as their avatar, both joined 6th of march, three days later they leave a review of a custom mermaid tail.... I mean.... really???

[Mermaid Livou]

Some poor soul bought from her
This was a tail she spent 1k on

Oh my.. I really cannot believe that someone enough mature and serious would send and sell somethig like this, while using others pictures as examples.. I seriously think of, that this person might have mental issues, like, with wrong judgement sense etc. or sg like this? joke aside

[Luna Dreamtide]

That's awful! I feel so so sorry for the person who received this. I really hope she gets removed soon!
I don't even know how she did that...

[Winged Mermaid]

That tails is BEYOND HORRIBLE!!! There are no words for how atrocious it is!! How could anyone think that that was a tail that would be okay to sell??? How could anyone make that and say, "Yeah, this looks good! Send it out!" Just... WHAT?? I feel so bad the person that bought from her I contacted the buyer on Etsy and sent her a message on how to dispute through Etsy and her bank/credit card company. I really hope she can get her money back! $1k for that mess.. you couldn't pay me to wear that thing!

And how is she getting away with making fake reviews like that? What, she makes fake accounts or has friends buy her listing for like a dollar, then leaves a glowing review? Doesn't Etsy have something in place to keep that from happening? It's obviously abusing the system! Urgh!

[Winged Mermaid]

I found the buyer's facebook profile. She posted public screen shots on what the buyer said were examples of her work. She used Ilonka's sequin and latex tail, and a Meberry tail. Apparently the tail wasn't even neoprene either!

Also all the seller's sold listings are "unavailable" now, so you can't see any of the details of the listings. I didn't even know that happened on Etsy, I've never seen an "item unavailable" before, only that the item was sold and then it showed the listing that was bought. After googling, it seems that someone may have filed a DMCA and that's why it's unavailable like that. But it could also be something to do with what the seller did to the listing- like making a sold item private (source). Which, I didn't even know you could do that.

Her facebook page has been removed too. You can still see the google cache of it (for now) though. So sketchy.

[Ilyena]

How are they not embarrassed by sending that out???

[Winged Mermaid]

I left a comment on this chick's cover photo on FB. You guys, I seriously might have a problem keeping my mouth shut! (I'm sure weeks of sleep deprivation lately, and a lot sleep deprivation today, doesn't hurt with that either.)



lol, did I overdo it? I'm just SO ANGRY for that poor woman!! And who knows who else this person might scam like this? I really hope the buyer goes through etsy or her bank to get her money back. Scammers like this should not be rewarded (allowed to keep money from scams if at all possible).

[Echidna]

^ no, you did not overdo it.
You found right, strong words- kind even- for something atrocious.

As this woman is a 100% scam artist, I wouldn't expect a solid reply though.
She will probably wait and see if she gets away with it, and if it looks as if she won't, she will "disappear" like other scammers before her.

[Ariel-Starfish]

OH MY GOD!! My eyes burn!! Who would do such a thing?!

[LouLouBelle]

Winged Mermaid - you were a lot more polite and pleasant than I reckon I would have been!

How... Just how do you actually manage to make a tail that looks that bad???

I really really really hope the buyer takes legal action to get her money back - there's no way that seller should get away with doing something like that without a criminal record...


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[MermaidCelesteFL]

Wow, that tail is an absolute train wreck. I'm fairly certain that my cat can poop out a better quality tail than that.

Caveat emptor!

[Luna Dreamtide]

Winged Mermaid - you were a lot more polite and pleasant than I reckon I would have been!

How... Just how do you actually manage to make a tail that looks that bad???

I think you did a great job on not going to far Iona. Very well said!
And I wonder the same thing! I feel like I would have to try really hard to make a tail come out that bad...

[Max-Mermaid]

Please delete this old comment.

[Dancing Fish]

That's....ohmigosh, it's terrible! I don't usually let myself diss other peoples' work, but this was actually sold? My jaw literally dropped. She really SOLD that? on Etsy? Holy cow.

[Seraphina Suds]

That tail is atrocious!! I feel so awful for the buyer D: can we invite them to the forum and try to help?

Iona, I think your response was perfect. You're the real mermaid senshi! ;p

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[Mermaid Nelly]

Iona: I think your response was perfect. Serious and precise but also threatening which is what that scammer needs!!! I hope the buyer gets a refund

[Keiris]

O M G ......That poor buyer!!!!!!!! And for a GRAND no less!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mermaid Freyja]

That tail seriously looks like it was made by a toddler....actually I know toddlers that could do a better job.
This is so sad I really hope that the buyer get's a refund and this seller falls off the face of the earth.

**Edited to add: I just noticed her Etsy now says "Star Sew will be taking a short break until June". That's amusing, I wonder if that actually translates to "disappearing with people's money"?
And oh lordy, she is breeding