How long till you dispute money sent to a designer?

**deanb** · 08-21-2007, 04:35 PM

Okay, so if you have a designer, and after you pay him through paypal and full, and he seemingly dissappeared (and you have heard from others of the same thing) do you wait to see if he will come back around before disputing the charge with paypal to get your money back. He was messaging daily when I was waiting to pay him, but after I have paid in full, he hasn't responded to anything.

**basschick** · 08-21-2007, 04:51 PM

it depends on what the agreement was. i've had designers agree to do things for me the same day or the same week. i don't wait long past the day or week on those if i'm getting no communication - after all, the time the job was to be done in is part of the deal, not just the job itself.

i'd wait otherwise at least a week just in case. the designer could have flaked, but for all we know his mother had a heart attack or something. if the job wasn't time sensitive, give it a little time - but never over a month.

unless i have lots of experience with a designer, i try not to pay in full ahead of the word. half is enough at most, and a lot of designers i've worked with don't ask for money till delivery.

btw, paying by paypal is hazardous if the work is adult because it's completely against paypal policy. they may want to know about the site/design, and also he could "get even" for your complaint be reporting the kind of site you have.

**deanb** · 08-21-2007, 04:55 PM

Originally Posted by basschick

it depends on what the agreement was. i've had designers agree to do things for me the same day or the same week. i don't wait long past the day or week on those if i'm getting no communication - after all, the time the job was to be done in is part of the deal, not just the job itself.

i'd wait otherwise at least a week just in case. the designer could have flaked, but for all we know his mother had a heart attack or something. if the job wasn't time sensitive, give it a little time - but never over a month.

unless i have lots of experience with a designer, i try not to pay in full ahead of the word. half is enough at most, and a lot of designers i've worked with don't ask for money till delivery.

btw, paying by paypal is hazardous if the work is adult because it's completely against paypal policy. they may want to know about the site/design, and also he could "get even" for your complaint be reporting the kind of site you have.

He was suppose to start last week, and I have heard nothing from him after I paid. I message him, nothing responded. From a thread on GFY it looks like he has dissappeared on people before, to come back "full swing" then people are still looking for him. I just want to dispute it all before it is too late through paypal, but not so soon that I appear quick to dispute.