Agree with that others have said.
1. If you don't have public prices listed I won't commission you , sorry. Messaging someone to get the prices makes me uncomfortable. And I honestly don't know why you wouldn't want to have public prices. Imagine you go to a store , not knowing how much you need to pay in the end. Or running to the cashier with every item you're interested in to ask for the price so you know if you can afford it or not. How annoying. And also as an artist myself I would feel very uncomfortable throwing people my prices in their face in a private convo, when they don't know what to expect at all.
2. Big agree on the "message me if I owe you something" posts. No. Just.. no. This is the worst way possible to handle and organise commissions. If you're that kind of artist, I'm sorry but I will not commission you like that.
3. I have mentioned it before but ghosting. It's totally okay if you can't afford it. But then I don't really get why you message me in the first place tbh. My prices are public and linked literally anywhere, even all my posts on social media, my bios , anywhere. It's not possible to miss it. People go like "hi I want a commission". But after that no answer at all. Nothing. What's the point of doing this? Seriously this is pissing me off. It has gotten worse the last few months.
4. What's up with artists doing the exact opposite of what I request? This is not a one time thing. I ask for this and that accessory on my character to not be included and people include it. I ask for this specific hair colour and style on my ref, and people draw the other one. Ahhhhhh