$5000 is a lot to pay for art that's going in the trash, and will be utterly forgotten when the commissioner dies and the artist years later is all "lol I don't remember drawing that so much better at art now".
I was talking to another Kiwi about Foxonian - dude who owns the character 'Cassie the Rock Vixen' - and found these photos of Foxonian's room on his FA:
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Based on the room layout I'm guessing he's either renting a room or, lives with his elderly parents (Foxonian's an old dude).
Look at all that furry art, all over those walls. Probably cost a fortune, all told, bought over decades... and when the day comes, and he's 6 feet under, it's all headed to the trash.