The purpose of this post is not to badmouth anyone, but to simply share my story so that others may, hopefully, avoid my misfortune.
Here is my story:
I responded to a post on gfy from a certain individual (whose name I will not reveal--for now), who claimed to be willing to design and market an adult paysite and tgp site for me (
www.wildteencoeds.com and 4porntgp.com). We agreed upon terms of $3500 per month (to design and do marketing), with $2500 up front, then another $1000 due in 2 weeks.
The contract called for this person to have both sites live within 2 weeks after the contract was signed. As agreed, I sent the first $2500 on December 20th. Even though the person failed to have either site live after 2 weeks, I agreed to go ahead and send the other $1000. This was Monday, January 17th. To this date, neither site has gone live. I last heard from him around the very beginning of February, when I sent him another $100, despite the fact that he still had not completed the sites.
The person has not responded to my emails, has not been available on ICQ. Further, after the contract was signed, the person told me that he moved, but did not provide his new address. Additionally, the telephone number that he gave me is not a working number; he gave me a new number (which he claimed was his cell), but that number simply says that it is "disconnected or no longer in service."
In short, I have paid this guy $3600 and have nothing--he has completely disappeared and refuses to respond via email, ICQ or phone (has not provided me with a valid number).
At this point, I seem to have no option but to file suit against him (fortunately, I saved copies of all of our email and ICQ correspondence, as well as receipts for all payments).
Finally, I'm not out to badmouth anyone--I just want to warn all newbies to please be careful.