#110884
kilburn
Participant
@kilburn
Adler;95237 wrote:
Oleg is amazing so at least if you’re going to steal, do it from a great artist. I was supposed to get tattoed by him next Sunday in Mass. but he had visa problems and can’t get in the country so unfortunately he cancelled.

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.

#110887
Hylland
Participant
@hylland

Holy crap, I didn’t really think anybody would actually pinpoint where she got it from. Good work.

#110889
metalmancpa
Participant
@metalmancpa

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.

#110904
Adler
Participant
@adler

I just looked through her portfolio and I saw another one (green dragon) which she also stole from Oleg. He and I emailed for a while about the tattoo he was going to do for me and seemed cool as hell. i just emailed him and told him some bitch is laying claim to his work.

color-dragon-tattoo.jpg

#110948
kilburn
Participant
@kilburn

me and my girl are seriously considering going to small claims court.

does anyone have any advice for me besides “talk to a laywer”? iv never sued anyone before.

#110951
metalmancpa
Participant
@metalmancpa
kilburn;95331 wrote:
me and my girl are seriously considering going to small claims court.

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.

#110955
Wardy
Participant
@wardy

Because it is quiet faded you will need to ask somebody on the forum who knows about cover up’s more than i do but im sure that should be able to be tattoo’d over easily 🙂

#110971
Hylland
Participant
@hylland

You may also want to film your self going to her site so the court can see what you saw. Otherwise she may change the site and say the picture was posted as an “inspiration piece” of something she would “like to do in the future”.

#110972
Hylland
Participant
@hylland

There is a program called cam studio that allows you to record your screen and its free. Just Google it.

#110979
Parademic
Participant
@parademic

Well, small claims is for amounts under $5000. If you didn’t pay anything, then you can’t go there. But you would definitely have to talk to a lawyer. A lot of lawyer’s offer a free consultation, so maybe check that out.

#111088
Briscogun
Participant
@briscogun

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.

#111101
anonymous
Participant
@anonymous
Briscogun;95486 wrote:
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.

+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.

#111279
-David-
Participant
@david-2

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

#111316
bluey
Participant
@bluey

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

#111319
Talisman
Participant
@talisman
bluey;95222 wrote:
I think we are missing something here, there is minimum skill set for tattooists. If they have been trained properly it wouldn’t be the case of “don’t worry about outlines, we will let you go straight to shading”. Outlining is used in the majority of tattoos and I know over in Oz, you don’t one tattooist doing the outline, then the shading specialist does the shading, then colour fill or black and white artist come in for their part. The only thing pretty universal is the junior apprentice turns up at the end to help clean up. If a tattooist can’t do basic outline work, they can’t tattoo.

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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