Hey everyone,
In December of last year, I hired several artists at the same time to work on a project for me. I thought all of them had signed their contracts, but they hadn't, and I ended up sending a 50% deposit of $500 to the one who hadn't signed his contract yet.
The one who hadn't signed his contract yet promptly disappeared. I have spoken with him a few times since then, and he always has some ridiculous excuse for why he hasn't started with the project yet. This past time, he claimed to have "a quarter of it finished," but didn't show me anything. He was going to show it to me as soon as he "got back to his computer" that night. Well, that night came and went--two weeks ago.
I have emailed him twice since then, and got no response even though I've seen him popping online on Skype, so I know he's alive.
If I open up a dispute, how likely is it to get resolved in my favor even though he hadn't signed a contract? (He did send me an invoice, which I paid, which clearly states that it's a deposit etc.) I don't want to file a dispute only to have it denied and make him angry, which could result in him delivering subpar artwork to get back at me. I'm picturing stick figures...
Thanks!
