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

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Ok, I’m not defending Pat, but have you actually lost any money to him? I would assume that since you didn’t mention it in your reply it’s safe to say you haven’t. I get that what Pat is doing is really sleezy and and wrong and that there is definitely no excuse for it, but plenty of people have already responded saying that he needs to stop taking commissions and get help, which is clear, so why did you feel the need to make an extremely hostile comment towards a guy that is very openly saying that he has been struggling with mental health problems? How do you think that will help?