I just can't think of any other logical explanation. One look at these accounts and you know they're fake. But what gets me is that AB approves them for FE. They HAVE to be aware of them.
Want some examples?
First up we got "mr_maserati". An FE approved, level 3 vendor with 13 feedback, all positive. /user.php?id=mr_maserati
I'll let the pictures of his feedback speak for itself.
http://prntscr.com/9401gw http://prntscr.com/9401lt
Next up is Alice4you. Level 3 vendor, FE enabled, 21 feedback, all positive, all from last month. Coincidentally, Alice4you registered THE DAY BEFORE mr_maserati.
/user.php?id=Alice4you.
(missed like 4 or 5 feedbacks in the screenshot)
A buyer said that Alice was his old vendor from Evo but I couldn't find anything on this. Ran the PGP through grams and this person doesn't have history of selling on other sites.
Also note that there are quite a few repeat people leaving feedback.
And next up we got SpecialDelivery. Level 4 seller, 32 positive feedback, 3 neutral, 3 negative, FE enabled. And guess fucking what! REGISTERED 3 DAYS AFTER mr_maserati. March 29, 2015.
This is only the first page. Again, you can go through his feedback and you'll see lots of repeat people leaving feedback and lots of feedback that is posted at very close to the same time.
Now I posted about specialdelivery before and paged /u/trappy_pandora, however, he never showed. https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkNetMarkets/comments/3sic16/specialdelivery_on_alphabay_reviews/cwxhw1m
I found these 3 accounts on the first page of benzos. They all have hundreds of orders yet I've never seen an actual review posted about any of them on reddit. Didn't bother going through the other categories because I'm tired but if anyone sees any others please post them.
Alphabay had to approve FE on these 3 accounts. Everything about them points to them being scam accounts. They're either dumb or scamming.
I saw those same listings a while back and also thought they looked fishy... maybe we can get some clarification about them.