http://www3.telus.net/authenticinktattoos/tracey/tattoos/traceyTat.html
this is the bitch right there, she claims to have 8 years of experiece. and wow i found that skull tat. she blatantly ripped that off.
that must be a crime? i should sue her. my GF is freaking out now.
Did you research this person first? Not just a portfolio look on their website or at their location, but looking online/etc for reviews and opinions? Did you know anybody personally who got ink from her? Not that any of that matters now, but I’m curious.
I did a quick look online and found no reviews – that to me would be a red flag. It seems any decent artist has some exposure outside of their own website.
When I got my first, I ended up going with a shop that my daughter received two personal recommendations from, and many good reviews I found from various online sources such as Google, Yelp, Etc. Of course online should be taken with a grain of salt, but I got some comfort level seeing the exposure and good reviews. And damn – Tracey is the owner. It’s a shame.
does anyone have any advice for me besides “talk to a laywer”? iv never sued anyone before.
Just bring some of the proof above with you – your claim is going to be you went to her shop under false pretenses based on a portfolio that certainly appears to be “stolen”. You are not just claiming to get any money back, bewcause where a tattoo is permanent there is definite emotional damage.
Good luck.
I’m not a lawyer, but a few things to consider:
-You more than likely signed a waiver. I’d want to take a good look at that and see what your gal consented to. That might limit your awardable damages and the scratchers liability.
-Even in the case of a waiver, if you can prove fraud and misrepresentation (looks like a no-brainer), you’ve got a good case for more than just the cost of the tattoo.
-Get the highest quote you can from the best tattoo removal facility you can find. This should be your starting point for an amount of your lawsuit to make your girlfriend “whole” again. That’s where a court will want to start, with the amount to make everything “even”, so to speak. This could also include any time she may have missed work (whether trying to fix her tattoo or because she was too upset to function), costs for consultations to get it fixed/removed… you get my drift.
-THEN, you can ask for damages, which could include any emotional effects and the dollar amount associated. Smaller tattoo, smaller award.
I wouldn’t let this go. Someone like this, regardless of her field, needs to be dealt with. I wish you the best of luck. Thank goodness you were there to stop it, man. Your girlfriend is lucky. Don’t let her get soured on the experience.
-You more than likely signed a waiver. I’d want to take a good look at that and see what your gal consented to. That might limit your awardable damages and the scratchers liability.
-Even in the case of a waiver, if you can prove fraud and misrepresentation (looks like a no-brainer), you’ve got a good case for more than just the cost of the tattoo.
-Get the highest quote you can from the best tattoo removal facility you can find. This should be your starting point for an amount of your lawsuit to make your girlfriend “whole” again. That’s where a court will want to start, with the amount to make everything “even”, so to speak. This could also include any time she may have missed work (whether trying to fix her tattoo or because she was too upset to function), costs for consultations to get it fixed/removed… you get my drift.
-THEN, you can ask for damages, which could include any emotional effects and the dollar amount associated. Smaller tattoo, smaller award.
I wouldn’t let this go. Someone like this, regardless of her field, needs to be dealt with. I wish you the best of luck. Thank goodness you were there to stop it, man. Your girlfriend is lucky. Don’t let her get soured on the experience.
+1
Here’s another piece of freeware that might be useful: HTTrack Website Copier. Of course make sure you also get proof that it is Oleg’s work. Make sure you get everything from the crook’s website before you start making legal threats and so forth.
I’d go after her for the full $5K or whatever the limit is in your local small claims court. Laser surgery is expensive and painful as all hell from what I’ve heard.
not much of a helpful post from me but I gotta say that I simply can not fathom the total lack of self-respect anyone must have to swipe someone else’s portfolio.
On the plus side, most of that looks like it’s going to drop out…except for the one place she actually got the ink in the skin which is blown out.
Hope that hack cries herself to sleep every night
I doubt she will know and even care less, unless you put a rocket up her and the best way of doing that is exposing her to the authorities. If you have a consumer affairs / fair trading or equivalent agency contact them, as there is plenty of fraud going on by using another artists photo’s. Just remember the next person may not be as lucky as your Girl Friend. For a few phone calls and maybe emails it’s well worth it
Thats true.
Im wondering if the picture from the website is actually her work?? good artists develope an eye for detail and perfection no matter what tools they use. Either something went wrong or the portfolio credentials are faked. That person should never have picked up a gun.
Thanks for posting
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