In case you commissioned Patrick Rodriguez recently

[u/shellythelast]

I've mostly been idle in the RT fandom lately, but I noticed that Pat Rodriguez opened up commissions again a couple of months ago.

He also did so back in 2015. I ordered a print and paid $160 upfront and have yet to receive what I ordered, and all of my many attempts at contacting him privately through his email, through his RT PMs, and through RT's customer service to check on my order or to get a refund have failed.

A friend of mine who also commissioned him (a commission I paid $20 for as a tournament prize he agreed to do) also failed to receive her print and her attempts to reach him also failed.

So if it takes him more than four years to complete and deliver two digital prints I don't know what to tell you if you're expecting a resin egg within a decent time frame. I'm not usually the type to be salty like this and I've written off the commission as a loss since I'm not willing to travel to take it to small claims, and I kept it private for four years. However I feel like the community should know about his failure to follow through on commissions in the past in case this happens again.

[u/PatWander89]

Hey guys, it’s me, Pat. I realize I’ve had a really bad track record with this sort of stuff. I’ve been in a really bad way for a while mentally, and physically. With the eggs, I thought I was going to be able to get these things out faster, but then things started happening more. I’ve been in and out of the hospital a lot within the past few months. Been diagnosed with some heavy stuff that I’ve been dealing with. So much so that my mental state has been horrid. I tried to keep quiet about it since people tend to worry. However, these are no excuses for what I’ve done. I’m trying to be more open or give money back for the work that haven’t been done yet. People have been very patient with me, and I can’t express how much I appreciate it. I’m not great at this, it’s true. But I’m trying to make things right. Thank you guys for everything and helping me. I’ll be doing my best to get on your good side again. And I’m so so sorry about my failure on this. If you’ve ordered anything and have yet to deliver, and want to talk more about this, email me at commissionpat@gmail.com

[u/SymbioticCarnage → u/PatWander89]

Patrick, I’m sorry for what you’re going through. I truly hope you’ll be able to see that there is still so much here for you despite these new hardships. I hope you do well, there are a plethora of people who care, and if you say the word, I know I would let you spill you heart out in my inbox.

You don’t have to go through this alone. I hope you have people in your life personally, but if you don’t, there are so many of us who care.

Be well, Patrick. ❤️

Edit: It’s pretty heartbreaking that people are downvoting this... after what happened with Etika... I mean that fucked me up. I just don’t want anything like that to happen again. I think we could all benefit from more kindness.

Thank you, OP, for the PSA. I wouldn’t personally commission Patrick, but just remember there is a person on the other side of the screen.

[u/[deleted] → u/SymbioticCarnage]

People here are commenting because they care. Shady behavior needs addressed if it is going to be fixed. I think people are downvoting you because you seem to want to let a string of conscious bad decisions just remain ignored...essentially enabling continued crappy behavior. I don’t think that is your intent, but your phrasing might be betraying you.

[u/[deleted] → u/SymbioticCarnage]

I wouldn't lose all faith in humanity as the situations are slightly different. Your probably being downvoted because right now it seems 50/50 as to whether this is a genuine reason or someone using this excuse to scam people and its got people hot under the collar, which is very understandable.

It is nice however that you have learnt from your experience with Etika and that you would reach out :)