First off, don't get from GoldcoastConnect. I should have known better.
It wasn't like I lost a ton of money but a 50% refund when the vendor would not even cough up any tracking or anything to back their claims of sending me the package whatsoever, period. That's kinda shitty.
Still, my specualtion about escrow vendors scamming because they figure dream wont get to each dispute was wrong because they did tend to my dispute.
Everyone knows Dream is a tire fire at this point.
It's best to just go with vendors that have good Reddit reviews and a 4.90 rating or better.
Sometimes 2-3 bad reviews will change my mind from ordering from a vendor. Especially if they were for a decent chunk of coin.