HarleyCyn
New Member
Two months away from a major convention. I'm neck-deep in costumes I need to finish and prop weapons I'm making for paying clients.
Then I get the message from a cosplay buddy: "How long would it take us to make (oversized huge prop)? Can we do it before the big con?"
No mention of money and, knowing this person, they don't have any to offer. They are not a crafter. They don't make their own stuff so they have no supplies to chip in or knowledge of what to get even if they did want to offer. Which they haven't. So 'we' in this sense would be me doing everything while they collect the end result.
I told them I had three major things to finish before I could take on another project. I then went on to tell them if we made it the quickest, cheapest way possible (out of poster board and duct tape) it would take about a day or two. What I got back in reply was "Oh. Um. LOL."
I haven't picked the convo up from there. Not quite sure what to say, you know? I've never had to deal with this sort of approach from someone before so I don't know what the best method is to deal with requests like these without causing drama.
What's your experience? How do you handle it when folks you know ask you for stuff por gratis?
Then I get the message from a cosplay buddy: "How long would it take us to make (oversized huge prop)? Can we do it before the big con?"
No mention of money and, knowing this person, they don't have any to offer. They are not a crafter. They don't make their own stuff so they have no supplies to chip in or knowledge of what to get even if they did want to offer. Which they haven't. So 'we' in this sense would be me doing everything while they collect the end result.
I told them I had three major things to finish before I could take on another project. I then went on to tell them if we made it the quickest, cheapest way possible (out of poster board and duct tape) it would take about a day or two. What I got back in reply was "Oh. Um. LOL."
I haven't picked the convo up from there. Not quite sure what to say, you know? I've never had to deal with this sort of approach from someone before so I don't know what the best method is to deal with requests like these without causing drama.
What's your experience? How do you handle it when folks you know ask you for stuff por gratis?