With a new wave of FUD going around, I would like to remind everyone of the Majestic Garden. It's there in the sidebar but it's never talked about (probably because it's not really a market) and while it is surely not for everyone, or not even for the majority of users, I feel for some people it might be a really good alternative.
So, what is TMG and what it is not?
It is a simple listing space for psychedelics, cannabis and enactogens only.
It is run by the SR1 LSD Avengers crew
More importantly it is also the associated forum with vendor reviews and conversations about all things psychedelic.
It is NOT a market. There is NO escrow and NO wallets, therefore no bitcoins to be stolen. The trades are conducted through private messaging on the site and private, off-site bitcoin transactions.
Its purpose is to facilitate direct trades within a community of trust and to keep vendors and buyers honest through the forum and the community.
This of course begs the question of why would you use a market that's FE-only. Well, direct trades cut out the possibility of your money being lost to the market. Using a centralized third party-escrow is adding another point of possible failure to your transaction. Dealing with a vendor who has 2 years presence with flawless rep using a 1 month old escrow service adds less protection than it adds risk.
What about multi-sig escrow? That is of course a much better solution, but there are still some advantages offered by direct deals and TMG specifically:
Vendor selection. This is the big one as vendors are the ones that handle your product and your personal data. Vendors are vetted on the forum and also on the market level by the Avengers. The list includes some of the best vendors around... Anyone who was paying attention to the LSD community on SR1 will recognize JoR, Fartbomber, Jerseycow, BlueViking and AlbertHoffman1943, and they're not the only ones.
Fees. No market=no fees=lower prices.
In addition, no kind of escrow can protect you from vendor sending you turds in a package, or not sending anything and then giving a 50% refund. This is what the community is for, and community is what made buying acid on SR1 so safe and easy.
In the end I would simply encourage anyone looking for Lucy to check out the market. Even if you dont feel like buying without escrow protection, the forum will welcome anyone willing to talk about these substances so please stop by! The forum is friendly and drama-free and the more the merrier.
this is good for established vendors though no protection from exit scammers and they all do in the end