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absolutleyynot · 5 months ago

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The other post is private, not deleted, but someone wanted a properly detailed explanation, so I'm posting this again. However, I will delete the other post as I really don't want to get into a back-and-forth reblog game for very obvious reasons. And as Sybil—oh, pardon, I meant @throwaway45166—asked, here's the full reason why no one should commission from Flymarlo:

DO NOT COMMISSION HER @flymarlo!!!!

As an example, there was a GIF set of Wang Herun that was ordered as PRIVATE and provided via a private link. As you can see, it is no longer private and can now be found on this PUBLIC link (its on her blog please I am lazy), despite being PAID for as a private GIF set.

proof:

(and that was provided by herself I can show full screenshot of that once I am home)

commssion people who are worth the money and are not scamming you instead. AND NEVER PAY WITHOUT PAYPAL BUYER PROTECTION AS A PAYPAL EMPLOYEE I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH!!!

I strongly advise against commissioning any GIFs from @flymarlo. Despite glowing recommendations from some friends, who suddenly post in her name to tell how awesome she is (she is not). She offers "private" and more expensive GIF packs, claiming exclusivity for these so she can make them more expensive, but then resells them without permission. Essentially, she's been reselling property that rightfully belongs to her customers, all while lying about it.

Chargebacks are already in order & she reported her for potential tax evasion through PayPal because this kind of deceit has no place in our community. She charges extra fees for supposedly exclusive content, only to turn around and sell the same GIFs to others. The private packs you purchase are supposed to be yours alone, yet she treats them as her own personal profit source. When confronted, she refuses to provide refunds or remove the GIFs from public access and instead resorts to blocking customers to avoid accountability.

Sybil insists on payment upfront for her work but spins false narratives to deflect blame when issues arise. Her excuses are implausible, and we're pursuing a refund through PayPal. This is a significant warning to anyone considering working with her. She even charges extra for "priority" commissions but fails to deliver on this promise, often using your private GIFs to promote her blog without permission.

She’s recently tried to cover her tracks by claiming that she had money stolen from her, but we can prove otherwise with our screenshots and transaction records and even screenshots she herself provided to us.

Our requests were simple: either make the GIFs private again or refund our money. Instead of resolving the situation, she blocked us, avoiding any responsibility.

I am an paypal employee. As an example, she sold four GIF sets to a friend through my PayPal account since who cares. She then provided a "private link" to these sets (screenshot above), which she resold to about 20 other people. After squeezing out as much profit as possible, she started distributing the content publicly to promote her subpar work. Now that people are calling her out, she's getting her friends to post positive things about her. However, no amount of positive posts can erase the fact that she is a scammer.

I've initiated a refund chargeback with PayPal and will share the outcome here to ensure everyone knows the truth about her fraudulent behavior. Do not trust @flymarlo. She is a lying, deceitful thief.

DO NOT COMMISSION SYBIL – SHE WILL RE-SELL YOUR THINGS.

Explanation and proof as requested:

To clarify the situation, there were multiple transactions involved:

4 Private GIF Packs bought in 2 transactions all paid and delivered: These were four fully paid gif packs commissioned, consisting of 4 gifpacks by Sybil. They were explicitly paid for under the condition that they remain private. (see proof above) The transaction was closed and done with, with payment upfront (which is fine but many do the mistake to send as friend and family and that is another thing I want to warn about) & they were also finished upon the delivery of 4 links to the 4 private GIF packs. However, these GIFs were re-sold and published publicly (see above) without consent, violating the agreement she herself puts on her blog.

Situation 2 happened: not at all related to the transactions which were arleady finished above, Sybil had already created gifs from an actor of a popular tv show. Someone asked if she would post them, and she replied that she would only do so if someone paid. The idea of it was discussed but not finalized to my understanding (I have the screenshot of that at home on my laptop). Sybil then proceeded to post these GIFs without waiting for payment, acting as if there was an agreement when there wasn't. Because as you can see in her guidelines, she only consideres a commission when it is paid for. As a result, she decided to publish these gifs publicly, without payment, on her own. However, she now used the private GIFs from Transaction One as a "punishment" for a transac to re-sellf and for promotional purposes, which goes against her own terms and conditions.

These were 3 totally different transactions not related to one another and one payment does not influence the other payment. Hencefore Sybill broke not only her own contract, but also law and guidelines of paypal, which she now was reported for and a chargeback was claimed. Mind you I do work indeed for Paypal and our chargeback teams are heavily overworked so they do take up to 6-8 weeks as normal chargebacks from banks would work.

Either way I am not fully aware of what was discussed with these gifs I only got one screenshot if sybill which I cant access right now (its on my pc) where she already posted & provided the gifs without prior payment. and that is NOT how she works. she always works with payment upfront so it was her own doing of providing these gifs publicly (it is an open source gifpack as much as I can see) but yet after she publicly shared those gifs of Harry.

SYBILL WAS GIVEN TWO REASONABLE OPTIONS: to refund or to private those gifs again. She refused. So the provided third option was excecuted and accordingly to our guidelines and law, have taken the appropriate steps by reporting the issue to PayPal and providing evidence which will fall back on her paypal record, as most of ther sales are probably done (I am very sure of that) as friends and family, paypal will get suspicious of the many in and outs and the very big family she has and our tax evasion office will look into it as well.

The outcome will depend on PayPal’s investigation and the documentation provided. Paypal will rule in our favour of course as that is law and community guidelines but many MANY people (and please people STOP doing that) pay for commissions or similar as friends & family as they are asked to, and these people, when scammed, sadly have no chance to receice said money back. So while I do not worry about our chargeback, I will take it upon me to a) let people know to NEVER pay commissions as friends & family and b) know about how Sybill works.

As it is (where I am from at least) illegal to share private converations with people, aside of the small snippet from above, without her permission, I am not allowed to spread such outside of court or bank cases. And I am not stupid lmao. (us citizens, gdpr and privacy is actually a thing and not a hoax I promise)

As a worker at paypal, and also as an legal analyst on top, let me remind you of 2 things, law & paypal user guidelines:

By Law

Contract Law and Intellectual Property:

Breach of Contract:

When you commission a creative work, a contract—either written or implied—is established between the commissioner (you) and the creator (Sybil). This contract includes terms agreed upon by both parties, such as exclusivity, use rights, and privacy.

If the agreement specifies that the commissioned GIFs are for private use and should not be shared publicly, publishing them without consent constitutes a breach of contract. You could potentially claim damages for this breach.

Intellectual Property Rights:

Typically, the creator retains the copyright to their work unless explicitly transferred. However, the commissioner often has exclusive usage rights, especially if the work was paid for under the condition of exclusivity. Unauthorized public posting can infringe upon these usage rights.

Fraud and Misrepresentation:

If Sybil misrepresented the nature of the transaction (e.g., claiming the GIFs would be exclusive but then reselling them), this could potentially be considered fraudulent misrepresentation, giving you grounds to seek legal remedies.

PayPal Guidelines

Buyer Protection:

Service and Goods Transactions:

PayPal offers Buyer Protection for goods and services transactions, which means if you don't receive the item as described, or if there’s a significant misrepresentation, you may be eligible for a refund.

Since the GIFs were commissioned as private and exclusive, and if they were not delivered according to this description, you may file a dispute and escalate it to a claim.

Dispute Resolution:

PayPal allows for disputes to be filed within 180 days of the transaction. If unresolved, it can be escalated to a claim, where PayPal will review the evidence from both parties and make a decision.

The process may involve providing documentation, such as the original agreement, proof of payment, and evidence of the public posting of the private GIFs.

Digital Goods and Services:

While digital goods can sometimes be tricky to dispute, PayPal has policies in place for such transactions, especially when there’s a clear breach of the agreed terms.

Reporting Fraud:

If there’s suspicion of fraud, such as tax evasion or misrepresentation, users can report it to PayPal. PayPal may investigate accounts that appear to be violating their policies.

In this situation, the right steps have been taken by reporting the issue to PayPal and providing evidence to support the claim. The outcome will depend on PayPal’s investigation and the documentation provided. If PayPal rules in your favor, you may receive a refund. If not, you might need to consider legal action, especially if significant damages have occurred due to the breach of contract.

So back to human language, be happy I am at work or else I would not be in work brain - nevermind. Sybill had the option to handle this nicley, she decided to deny and block so now paypal will deal with it.

There also is a screenshot regarding the harry gifset but again, cannot do without her permission (even if she was the one sending it to me) but no no no no no no

either way, here is the long ass version and now I really have to go back to the office. people, please, never send your commissions as friends and family only, rather pay a little more in fee and be save.

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