Bear Sheppard - Page 5

SuzeQuze · #61 05-22-2007, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Andromeda

I ordered from Bear a year ago this coming Friday....she didn't send me the order by the date I needed it...kept delaying and delaying when I asked her about it...the last time I heard from her (or rather her roommate, who claimed that Bear was sick and in the hospital) was December. She's been ignoring my emails ever since. I know she's back to work - she updated her website in late March and again in April.

I've had to take the rather drastic step of reporting her to an online fraud agency here in Canada and to the Better Business Bureau in the States. I'm in the process of trying locate her myself...no real luck yet.

If she is, as it's been suggested here, swamped with orders, she shouldn't be taking on new ones until she's finished the old ones. I know for a fact that she has been taking on new orders in the last couple of months.

I really wish I'd seen this site before I ordered. I could have saved myself and my family a lot of aggravation.

Sorry to hear of your experience but good for you for following up on it with authorities. It really ticks me off to hear of this happening over and over again.

Gypsy-Rhiannon · #62 05-22-2007, 03:24 PM

Is she still selling on ebay?

GODDESS6 · #63 05-22-2007, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Gypsy-Rhiannon

Is she still selling on ebay?

i haven't seen her selling anything for the past few months, just a few photos awhile back~

actually i just looked & she is no longer a registered user on ebay~

NoSpeedLimit · #64 05-22-2007, 05:21 PM

DO NOT BUY FROM HER! Back on the SYW tour I ordered a few items from her. They were NEVER sent to us. She never returned any of my emails or calls!!! My dad even tried getting his money back from some sort of internet fraud thingy.....160 bucks bye bye!

AliceLover · #65 05-22-2007, 07:09 PM

I was very impressed by the stuff she had on her fanclub episode, but the stuff on her website looks so ****ty...SB shawl and Rhiannon top excluded. You guys should check out Barb's website, it was re-done from the last time I was there and it looks kickass now. Theres a lot of cool stuff there now!

JazmenFlowers · #66 05-22-2007, 09:24 PM

^^^
ditto.

Barbara has some very nice stuff and she's awesome to deal with...always sending special goodies and making everything special in some way. I think her site is enchantedmirror.com

I've only had one dealing with Bear and it was pleasant. she was initially going to make my NOTS outfit, but I ended up making it myself. she was always prompt to return emails, but I understand people's frustrations.

GODDESS6 · #67 05-23-2007, 06:14 AM

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Originally Posted by AliceLover

I was very impressed by the stuff she had on her fanclub episode, but the stuff on her website looks so ****ty...SB shawl and Rhiannon top excluded. You guys should check out Barb's website, it was re-done from the last time I was there and it looks kickass now. Theres a lot of cool stuff there now!

no thanks, she has done the same to me & others that bear has done~

trackaghost · #68 05-23-2007, 06:35 AM

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Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

Barbara has some very nice stuff and she's awesome to deal with...always sending special goodies and making everything special in some way.

Really? Maybe it's because she knows you. She promised me "special goodies" to make up for sending out my order late and it turned out to be a bunch of pixelated photos that others had posted on the Seven Wonders site that she printed off. I wasn't particularly impressed but maybe others have had better dealings with her.

petep9000 · #69 05-23-2007, 07:05 AM

I think this is such bull****- I would never order anything from these characters. What I'm hearing on this thread is either:

1. never got the stuff
2. got the stuff, but only after painful dealings and waiting and emails
3. got the stuff but it wasn't the right size, or was smaller than promised
4. got the stuff but it was shabbily made
5. the occasional 'bluebird of happiness' who says they've never had a problem with ordering from her (forgetting to mention they are personal friends of her too..)

Friends, you can do better. Why take the risk? Find yourself an experienced dressmaker, and pay the extra money for having him create something that will be exactly the way you want. This thread just pisses me off, honestly.
Because I've been there, honey. I ordered the 'Book Of Miracles' from some fellow 'fan' in 1989- and the bitch never sent it. Only after 'flaming' her on the old AOL board did she finally send the book- 10 years later. I waited 10 years for a xeroxed piece of **** full of OSOTM era grainy pics.

jannieC · #70 05-23-2007, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by trackaghost

Really? Maybe it's because she knows you. She promised me "special goodies" to make up for sending out my order late and it turned out to be a bunch of pixelated photos that others had posted on the Seven Wonders site that she printed off. I wasn't particularly impressed but maybe others have had better dealings with her.

I didn't know Barb before I ordered from her and I thought she did a wonderful job. My husband ordered a crescent moon for me for Christmas (after I had bookmarked her site for him several months before). She sent me my order which came in a really cool little pouch and some pictures (which I didn't really think look pixelated)- all of which were unexpected.

trackaghost · #71 05-23-2007, 07:41 AM

I'm glad you had a nice experience with her but I just know I would never order anything from her again, for several reasons, not just because of the photos.

JazmenFlowers · #72 05-23-2007, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by trackaghost

Really? Maybe it's because she knows you. She promised me "special goodies" to make up for sending out my order late and it turned out to be a bunch of pixelated photos that others had posted on the Seven Wonders site that she printed off. I wasn't particularly impressed but maybe others have had better dealings with her.

I guess that's possible. sorry you didn't have a good experience. I know how frustrating it can be. I have been there before with other "fans" -

the sad thing is, there are so many people who want good quality stuff and so few people that are willing and able to do provide those items. if I had more free time and were a better seamstress, I'd love to do it.

as for petep9000's comments, he's actually got a great point...which is why I generally make my own stuff.

Andromeda · #73 05-24-2007, 01:44 AM

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Originally Posted by NoSpeedLimit

DO NOT BUY FROM HER! Back on the SYW tour I ordered a few items from her. They were NEVER sent to us. She never returned any of my emails or calls!!! My dad even tried getting his money back from some sort of internet fraud thingy.....160 bucks bye bye!

You called her? Do you still have her number? I phoned PayPal and they had a "Customer Service Number" for her (they refused to give me her address)...turned out to be an unlisted cell phone based out of Atlanta. I called the number and got a recording..."We're sorry, this phone does not accept incoming calls." I phoned PayPal back and told them that the number didn't work...they said they'd take care of it but failed to elaborate. I haven't heard anything from them since.

I also tried the Secretary of State Consumer Division, but because she's not an incorporated company they couldn't help me.

Does anyone know the name of Bear's roommate? There's no information on Bear out there but there might be something for her roommate...

[email protected] · #74 05-24-2007, 03:57 PM

Please let me know what you ordered that was not
to your liking, I do not have ANY record of orders from you
in my store?
Please let me know.
I know that you don't like me, personally, and to my knowledge
you have NEVER ordered anything from my store, so I would appreciate
you to not say things that are not true about my business.

Thank you. Barbara

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Originally Posted by GODDESS6

no thanks, she has done the same to me & others that bear has done~

[email protected] · #75 05-24-2007, 04:00 PM

I send out special gifts to ALL of my customers.
I am sorry you were not happy with your gift photos/and or CD
(usually I also give away demo CDs along with the photos)
that I included with your package.
I find that most of my customers are quite pleased, and I have many
return customers.
I don't, to my knowledge, give out "pixelated" photos, all of
my photos are quite lovely, and I love to share them with
my customers.
I am sorry your experience was not to your standards,
and if there is anything I can do, please let me know.
I also respond to ALL eMails and phone calls to my business
within a few hours.

Thank you,
Barbara

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Originally Posted by trackaghost

Really? Maybe it's because she knows you. She promised me "special goodies" to make up for sending out my order late and it turned out to be a bunch of pixelated photos that others had posted on the Seven Wonders site that she printed off. I wasn't particularly impressed but maybe others have had better dealings with her.