This dude is the worst CH ever! I have not taken part in many contests so forgive my ignorance, but why the hell is no body giving him a negative iTrader review? DaveyBoy you seem to have alot to say so feel free to chip in
Haha, well you aren't actually allowed to give negative itrader to a contest holder unless you actually do a deal with them. You can get banned for doing that. It should just be taken as a lesson learned, and move on because it's clear from the way this has been held that the dude isn't coming back!
Come on guys, who would make an $500 here when he probably could get more and better ideas on 99desings.
I actually do believe the contest holder was genuine...but he was obviously acting as a middle man, and it sounds like the other side of the deal hasn't got back to him. Maybe a misunderstanding along the way? ...
As i told... this contest could't have run perfectly. Because the contest holder is the "ripper", so how could possibly a BANK (everybody understand how serious this one is) is asking some guy (ripper again) and givin him 500$ to run a contest, with such seriuos business there are is official contest, with copyright agreement and many many other things... good luck waiting.
whtvr this dude should have kept you guys updated and i could see this coming from a mile away as i said earlier in thread he probably ran and took the money and ripped the designs or recreated them cheaply anyway this thread got over 200 replies lol good job :0 ) it thought many people a good lesson not that i wished this to happen far from it... btw ask the next person to put their contest on crowdspring with a guaranteed contest where they upload funds before as is possible there edit* CH is contest holder
Wow... I just read this entire thread in the hope of entering... not only am I too late but it seems it may have been a (bigger) waste of my time entering than reading this thread...
Yeah, I must admit even I'm a lot more skeptical that anybody will get paid here now too. CH should have kept you updated if it was a genuine contest, agreed. You could always go after the Sahara Bank. Wait a while, see what logo they chose & send them a bill if it's your design they're using. Once they start using it they will pay to keep it. As for the CH, I'm sure with a bit of imagination you could cost him a lot more than $500 by following his links, researching his posts & setting him up too. Rest assured, if you don't get payback, Karma will!
It is indeed your copyright and im sure Sahara bank will pay dearly to ensure their good name... good idea
Thats a very good idea. I also have a very large firm of lawyers ready to file a lawsuit against them if this happens so PM me if your logo is used without permission. It is disgusting that a $500 contest would bring so many entries and the CH does not pick a winner after 5 days as the contest said. I would like to create a website for all of the great designers here where contest holders have to pre-pay for the contest and the winner gets the money. If you are interested in this, let me know and I will start a new thread to gather ideas for this.
There are sites already offering that, with bigger prizes etc. and if the contest you enter isn't a guaranteed contest, that's the designer's prerogative. Just enter guaranteed/pre-paid contests and you'll never have the issue of runaway contest holders and abandoned contests. Mind you, I don't think that the contest holder should be forced to choose and pay for a design if he isn't totally happy with the designs. it's a large amount of cash to just blow for most people. Still, though, he should have come back and been honest about the circumstances surrounding the result.
under normal circumstance I would agree but the contest instructions does not have conditions for not liking any designs. Besides, I think there are at least a dozen designs here that are professional to qualify as a winner. I just think it's bad for everyone that put so much effort into it and it also gives a bad rep to contests on DP. As for the sites that already offer that service, every one I have seen so far charges a hefty fee to either the CH or the designer. I am thinking of making it free to both sides.
see crowdspring.com but ill send you a message as i want to creat a similar site maybe we can do a joint venture
Check out 99 designs, I think almost every (if not all) of their contests are now all guaranteed, so no abandoned contests.