I really can't figure it out. How would a vendor anonymously ship items?

Seriously, how does someone anonymously ship a package without getting on camera, or having it link to their bank account, etc?

usps surely makes what post office the package came from... So seems like it'd be easy to narrow down the dealer within his city?


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[4 Points] None:

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[7 Points] None:

Nice try, FBI.


[6 Points] AgoraMarket:

From reading some previous indictments, it seems that package profiling only gets LE so far. Once they've identified a vendor's package patterns, they can sometimes preemptively prevent new deliveries to further addresses. And they can narrow down where the vendor is shipping from. But that's about it. Vendors aren't caught through ultra-classified NSA-level investigative techniques, but usually by doing something outright stupid. Using drop sites. Giving out phone numbers and even names (!!) to buyers. Using traceable credit cards. Appearing on camera. Leaving fingerprints. Having crappy stealth. Working in a crew of 5+ people, where someone won't be able to keep quiet.

Again, when you look at LE's vendor arrest rate since SR1 opened, I'd be surprised if it was much higher than 1%. For every one "XanaxKing", there are 99 other vendors still operating with impunity. From a law enforcement perspective, call that apprehension rate what it is: a total failure.


[3 Points] Throwaway_concept:

I just posted this the other day. If the vendor isn't compromised, they don't know that they're supposed to be narrowing down anything. It just looks like random people are shipping packages to people from that area. It doesn't look suspicious until the vendor is under scrutiny, and they start to narrow it down and look closer. Apparently they buy $6.50 priority stamps, and they get a crapload of the priority envelopes (which are free) and they drop the packages off in those blue bins you see around cities, varying which ones they go to. Some may even go out of their area to ship.


[3 Points] None:

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[3 Points] Brahkolee:

Really?! I can't believe it's not butter!


[3 Points] poppermachine:

Just be gangster and shoot you'd way out if you get raided. You're nerdy white (just assuming) Internet drug dealer so they basically are going to try to give you life for being a "smart" criminal anyway. Might as well go out being a baddass than getting prison raped for the next 15-20 years.

Actually ignore all I just wrote I Havnt eaten enough mushrooms yet.


[2 Points] None:

Lets not spoil the fun for the DEA now


[1 Points] None:

You are more likely to get a roundhouse kick and robbed (or get bunk / crap product) from a street dealer than the USPS compromising your package.

ROADHOUSE.

Also I vend tinfoil hats on Etsy... sounds like you could use one of my more expensive models. If you have any other paranoia issues I can always customize it to your needs.