Stealth and tech risks for buyer

Been on here a while on and off - not many posts - not always the same account - obviously there's a range of experience here and information is generally speculative and pretty much always unverifiable ... nevertheless ... when you are on the waiting end of a pack that's way overdue it's a good place to find comfort.

But I am hoping some will comment anew on this topic and my take on it.

My first point is that stealth is probably 95% of the buyers security concerns - maybe it's higher. If the pack is delivered the buyer is almost certainly in the clear. Maybe le is letting that oz go through to build a big case in the future but I doubt it. So I think it is pretty critical that the stealth be great. However, great stealth is not really the reason why shipping is so reliable. The reason is numbers - nearly all the packs would make without any stealth at all. Ironically, this creates some risk disparity between buyer and seller because detection is so much worse for the buyer. BS numbers for illustration - if shitty stealth has a 99% success rate and great stealth has a 99.9% success rate would the buyer pay an extra $20 an oz? I would. Would the seller pay an additional $20 to ship? I don't know. What if it was $40? Or more? I would like more assurance somehow that stealth was always going to be great because to me it is by far my biggest exposure. It's scary getting a qp in zip lock, one foodsaver bag, and taped up box - from a big vendor!

My second point has to do with tech risks for buyers. The risk for the buyer here seems to come in three flavors but I think they are all low. 1 - you do something that tips off your active order and somehow le becomes involved to intercept the package (this seems almost impossible really - le isn't breaking your door down in 3 days because you don't pgp your address tonight right?) 2 - your activity is detected and an investigation is launched - maybe coinbase or your bank turns over records, etc (this seems higher risk to me than 1 but still low) and 3 - at some point in the future - perhaps long after your activity has stopped - the history of your activity is exposed and becomes a problem for you after the fact (not sure how to assess this one).

Really long I know but I'd be interested in comments. Thanks.


Comments


[8 Points] xanaxxanaxxanax:

I'm fucked up. Whatever you wrote, I hope you contributed to the wellness of DNM activity. Thanks man


[3 Points] newtothis1988:

I can only say that you're right on on on your first point--Stealth is as important as quality for me and I would gladly pay some extra if I were sure it's worth it. Also I don't know how to answer you since I CAN'T find a question in your post...haha maybe i'm a little too high tonight and it's my (don't know word in eg but you get what I mean)

Still a nice post. I enjoyed reading it!


[2 Points] Wkp96:

i like the comments - thanks for reading - it is a fucking ramble -


[2 Points] None:

The way I see it, stealth can be pretty much under the buyer's control. I know, doesn't seem to make sense. But there is plenty of information out there in reviews on just about every vendor where the quality of their stealth is discussed. Any vendor that wants to be around for long is going to be very concerned about stealth. If you're a buyer of small personal use quantities, at worst an intercepted package is going to get you a love letter. A vendor on the other hand faces more dire consequences (profiling packages and potentially tracing back to vendor). And most vendors (or at least the good ones) have a delivery guarantee. If stealth is lousy, products are less likely to make it through to delivery, and vendor will be on the hook in resolution. So if you are a buyer and concerned about stealth, stick to established vendors who have been around a while and have a solid history of reviews and a reputation for excellent stealth. That's all you need to do.