ARE YOUR FELLOW ARTITS PART OF THE PROBLEM?
A Message from the InkJunkeyz Team
Before you read any further, ask yourself this:
Have you ever been called a nigger? Doubt it.
That was just to set the tone of how hard it is to deal with tattoo artists inside of this industry.
Another question before we start,
Would people from the NBA, NFL, Netflix, MTV, and some of your favorite artists around the world be on the cover of a scam?
Would their management teams allow them to be involved if it weren’t real?
We’ve spent over a decade conducting full-length interviews with respected names from around the globe. People of that caliber don’t align themselves with scams.
Neither do we.
Why We’re Stepping Back from Working with Artists
This message isn’t for celebrities.
It’s for tattoo artists—because unfortunately, it’s a handful of artists that have made it impossible to continue operating the way we always have.
Despite all the energy we’ve put in to support the culture, we’ve made the decision to pause working with new tattoo artists.
Instead, we’ll be focusing on tattoo collectors and people who receive tattoos—not those who do them.
We’ve never had issues with collectors. They show up, attend their shoot, get their images and prints, and go about their business respectfully.
What’s Been Happening Behind the Scenes
Let’s be clear: we are a two-person team running InkJunkeyz.
We are still actively finishing work for artists already in upcoming magazines—and that takes time.
Designs, email replies, fixing address issues, reprints, and chargeback paperwork all take days or weeks to handle.
And we do this while also creating content for the good people who support us.
But it’s become too much.
Every time we respond to a call or email, there’s a 50/50 chance we’re being cursed at, called scammers, or worse.
That should say enought about the artsits and the market.
At some point, we have to choose peace—and just not work with people who bring us harm.
You Don’t See What We Go Through
Until you’ve been called racial slurs or had your family’s personal information posted online, you won’t understand the kind of pressure this brings.
This is a personal toll—and still, we get up every day to promote the work of artists we admire.
But that kind of energy has a limit.
Let’s Be Honest About What’s Happening
Too many artists have:
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Filed chargebacks after receiving their design work
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Ignored emails asking for updated addresses, then claimed we “scammed” them
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Publicly attacked our team while leaving out their own role in the situation
When one person does that, they don’t just hurt us—they hurt every other artist who trusted the process.
Where We Go From Here
✅ If you’re currently featured in an upcoming magazine, we are finishing those for you. We’re honoring our word and wrapping up each artist’s feature the right way.
❌ We’re not working with new artists going forward.
✅ We’ll continue to produce for collectors and people who value the art without bringing the chaos.
Here are just a few examples of what we’ve been dealing with:
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Artist A: Placed an order, received design work, and then filed a chargeback without even contacting us. That money now comes out of another artist’s pocket POSSIBLY YOURS!
Is that our fault? No,
Do we have to deal with it? Yes
Keep in mind that th
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Artist B: Had their box returned multiple times due to bad addresses, then ran online claiming “scam”—without mentioning they’d been fired from the shop and couldn’t receive mail there.
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Artist C: This is the best one.
This person said that they got "scammed" but his friend is in a new magazine.
He told our new customer he got scammed.
His friend has common sense so he took his time &. he asked us.
We told him about how hard it is with artists.
We lookes up his friends info.
He never contacted us, he just started telling people we are a scam.
His friend understood and saw how artists like his friend are the problem
He told his friend that its not a scam & that he spoke with us
WITHOUT APOLOGIZING THE SAME DAY HIS FRIEND ASKED FOR A SPONSORSHIP!!!!
This is what we deal with every day.
BUT WE WOULD BE THE BAD GUYS IS WE WENT AT HIM FOR SLANDER AND DEFIMATION..........
A Final Note on the Word “Scam”
If you know someone who had an issue with Issues 24–27, please direct them here so they can better understand how their actions have impacted other artists.
We’re not ignoring concerns—we’re addressing them honestly and transparently.
We also want to make something very clear:
Saying “they messed up my order” is one thing.
Saying “they’re scammers stealing from artists” is something completely different—and defamatory.
We take that seriously.
We’re handling every real issue as we transition away from working with artists, and we’re committed to making things right where needed.
But calling it a scam—especially when we have proof of delivery, signed release forms, and fulfilled design work—is false and damaging.
If You’ve Been Told “It’s a Scam”…
Ask them:
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Did you actually contact InkJunkeyz about your order first?
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Were you given tracking or proof of delivery?
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Did you file a chargeback before letting them respond?
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Did you check the timeline or updates on the website?
We’re happy to talk.
We’re not hiding.
We’re not running.
We’re simply done working with people who hurt others in the name of being loud.
To the artists who’ve shown love, grace, and understanding—thank you.
To those who’ve tried to tear it down—we’re done giving you our time.
We built this with love. And now, we’re choosing to protect that love by setting boundaries.