Consensus on AlphaBay - Scam market or not?

I want to make a purchase and the vendor is available only on AlphaBay, do I deposit money into that?

There are reports daily of coins missing after deposit and even on AB forums, there are several reports that coins haven't turned up even after 10 + deposits.. this is worrying me.

The 'Admin' has also closed most of the threads saying they are victims of phishing attacks. But how can so many people get phished over the course of a week or two? Looks like there is something else going on.

Most of the people who have been scammed seem adamant that they are not victims of phishing and they used the correct URL and BTC address for AlphaBay, but the Admin seems to have just closed the thread and moved on without any satisfactory solution.

Is this market safe at the moment?


Comments


[4 Points] druggieslut:

selective scam market.

the biggest reason to stay away is staff pretends to be absent. disputes never get resolved


[2 Points] AmazinPride:

never had any issue since Agora closed


[2 Points] DexOyama:

No market is really safe so take a shot with a smaller orders or ask the vendor if they do a direct deal if you trust them that much


[1 Points] sinn0304:

Depends on your definition of safe and scam.

They're not the type of scammers who are going to steal all your money in one day. They're the type to just steal a little of your money, EVERY day. They make transactions randomly disappear and claim it's users fault when it's quite evident to the contrary. They're not in it for short term games, it's all about the long con. See how many millions you can syphon off the side and still continue to get away with it. When they cant get away with it any longer, they'll just steal it all.

Is it safe to use? Well, you probably wont get arrested, so I wouldn't say it's dangerous to use. But it's certainly a financial gamble, and you're gambling with credit card thieves. I'm pretty sure the cards are stacked against you.


[1 Points] d3emSt3rz:

Never had one problem on alpha bay i have like 2500$ worth of orders and been through disputes everything has always been taken care of. IMO you gotta worry a lot more about vendor exit scams than the market fucking you over... also use 2fa


[1 Points] None:

even after 10 + deposits

Why would someone still deposit money to alphabay after not getting the drugs first 9 times? Or did you mean confirmations?


[1 Points] Overmind_Rewind:

Don't trust any market or any vendor: use real multisig


[1 Points] YANKEESGOINDOWN2:

I've had an order pending since the 7th and the vendor hasn't signed in, admin just ignore it on their forum. I'm not sure why anyone uses this shit market anymore. They' don't even try to hide it that they're piece of shit.


[1 Points] bacondev:

I don't think they ever update their reports, but I think AlphaBay just takes longer than they say that they do. I was worried that I wouldn't get my deposit after eight confirmations had passed. The deposit did eventually clear, but I just needed to be more patient. That's not to say that scams don't happen though. This was just my case.


[1 Points] isthereachoice420:

I have used it for over 20 orders o far and never had any problem, not even 1. I see complaints all the time but personally I have not experienced any. It could be rival markets attacking them and customers that have not won the dispute on escrow. Just my 2cents worth


[1 Points] DarkC0de101:

TeamDarkc0de™ #OpAlpha: Boycotting Alphabay

Join #OpAlpha and revolt against the new leaders of the market.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AlphaBay/comments/3zt5zy/update_teamdarkc0de_top_12_alphabay_carding/

They are hiding under a wave of "phishing" to steal money from the poorest of the poor...

Boycott AB, Until they change the situation and stop robbing us.