[Rant] The Fact That a Guy named PenisSmith is in Charge of Refunds for Alpha Bay Has to be a Joke!

And you asshats want me to have faith in your market? You putting this tool in any position of power is an absolute disgrace.

This fucker responded to my conversation sent as evidence I didn't receive something with "haha fuckin trades. im not even going to bother with this one. if you agree to trades you are idiotic. you can post the details of the trade if you want, but I'll be chuckling the entire time regardless." and "lol @ your conversation. listen mate, you need to learn how OPSEC (operation security) works amongst other things. dont do trades with people. learn some common sense. unfortunately there is nothing i can do for your situation"

Guess what penissmith? You're a joke, everyone except the Alpha Bay admins thinks so apparently, and I would pop your head off like a fucking grape if you ever talked to me that way in real life you little trolling bitch.

Good luck if you get scammed on this market as this is the douchebag you'll have handling your claim. Friendly word of advice. Stay away from these fools. Say what you will about trading...honestly it's not really any riskier than a direct deal...still no excuse for such unprofessional and childish behavior

Sorry to break rule number 2 but there's nothing else this guy deserves other than people being dicks to him, and I think it's widely known. Hell, he's a dick smith, whatever the hell that is

EDIT: I know I'm getting downvoted by Alpha's shills, but I'd welcome ANYONE from that market to explain their decision to select this fool for any job. Please...enlighten me.


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[21 Points] None:

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[10 Points] redeyeddeviant:

I didn't like the sound of then from the start. I stick with abraxas now


[9 Points] Theeconomist1:

What is the world coming to? If you can't trust someone named PenisSmith, who the fuck can you trust?


[9 Points] thedarkknet:

Everything penisSmith has ever posted has been either trolling or bullshit, I guess alpha02 got sucked in and started believing his shite to give him a job, everyone knows his supposed connection to Evo was bullshit right, that he was banned from there for spamming/scamming

u/trappy_Pandora

Seems like this thread needs a little PR


[6 Points] barbarythrow:

That guy is a real dick.

Fuck I'm funny


[5 Points] deezyyyy:

Grabbing some popcorn...


[4 Points] fggetem:

Haha I have no idea why anyone would down vote this. This is the same guy who would make threads of how he makes so much fast and easy cash. and was trying to sell his method for like 5 grand and not give vouches to anyone reputable, man i'd love to see that thread again haha.


[5 Points] noonehear:

Never liked them from the get go. Something about the site just seemed off (besides way to many listings).

Allowing a guy/gal named PenisSmith to work for Alphabay just shows how serious they are. Imagine when they exit scam and you get "PENISSMITHED".

Abraxas and Middle Earth all the way for the time being.


[2 Points] traderofswings:

what were you "trading" lol...


[2 Points] throwawayk5zq47j6wd3:

Glad I went to Abraxas/Nucleus after Agora went down, I've been seeing way too much shit about Alpha Bay on this sub


[2 Points] Desecration29:

He's always been a douche and has been around for God knows how long.. He was always a troll back in the days of Evo, all over the forums, purposely trolling people's selling threads, for literally no reason, other than I'm sure to help other vendors he has deals with.


[2 Points] operationGoodBye:

Penis was terrible on Evolution and now him begin a Mod on Alpha shows how huge on an exit this will be.


[2 Points] None:

It was a site originally made for carders and fraud related shit. So if the admins are into that kind of shit what do you think they're gonna do when they get too much heat on them?


[2 Points] None:

AlphaBay's PR has never impressed me. I've seen them insulting and degrading users here on reddit, which is a shame because the platform itself is pretty solid (apart from the stupid DDoS protection that just loops around to the login screen again).

I think you're being downvoted not only in defense of AlphaBay but also because you were trading off platform, which means there was little they could do for you. I think people aren't understanding that you were asking them to reach out to the vendor rather than asking them to help you with the trade (which would have been impossible). Trading isn't inherently riskier than a direct deal, but I wouldn't expect AlphaBay to help me with a direct deal, either.

Their unprofessional attitude is really the kicker here. If they had said something like "I'm sorry, we can't help you because your trade was outside of the platform, but we sent a note to the vendor to get in contact with you," that would have been, to me, the acceptable response.


[1 Points] Vendor_BBMC:

I don't think alphabay is a bad place. But I think they sometimes hire people without checking that they aren't clowns first.

Their PR guy is a disaster, but I've looked beyond that to see if theres a way we can do business. But before I upgrade to a vendor account, I need to speak to somebody in charge to get assurances that TrappyPandora's views are not their own, and that they didnt sanction his recent actions and behavior.

I can only assume that his continued employment ISN'T tacit approval of his chicanery, rather that they've lost control of him and he's stepped outside of his remit.

If I can come come to some understanding with alphabay (which I've been famously critical and suspicious of in the past), BBMC's post-Agora relaunch will be on alphabay.

I've no idea which they will choose. PR coup of the year, or PR disaster?

I'm inside alphabay right now. A single cell, floating in its bloodstream. I'm INSIDE of you, alphabay. Can you FEEL me INSIDE of YOU? will BBMC grow into a beautiful flower, giving the place the little touch it needs?

Or will I be rejected by Alphabay's immune system as a cancer? Ive already been attacked by a cell which looks, (on the surface at least), to be one of theirs, and white.

EDIT: There will be a proper announcement later. But we've decided to give every vendor who lists a product as "ships from" the UK, on alphabay, temporary (3 months) provisional membership of the British Tor Vendors Association

It's free, you don't have to do anything. But on your vendor profile and at the top of each listing you should write "<vendor name> is a Provisional Member of the British Tor Vendor's Association (BTVA)" if you want to take up this free offer.

Provisional membership is the entry level, customers shouldn't consider it any guarantee that the vendor won't scam them. However, I'm going to promise Alphabay's owner that no BTVA member will steal from alphabay. It should go without saying, but what sort of man would I be if I didn't promise that?

Then it's alphabay's turn. If they don't steal from a BTVA member, we have no beef with them. Agreements made with other vendors are none of my business.

I hope they don't, and I'm certain they won't. But they could scam the fuck out of american vendors - its none of my business. They're big boys who can look after themselves, they must all have individual agreements. just because people are carders, it doesn't mean that I can't work with them. If our agreement is honoured, I would happily work with them again.

Somebody accused the BTVA of "unionizing" vendors. I think that's very unfair, its just a way of collectively negotiating so more UK vendors will pile into alphabay.

If it was true, I've just "unionized" every UK vendor on alphabay at a stroke. That's not too likely now, is it?


[1 Points] Anti-Hero_AU:

Reminds me of /u/NSWGreat being the Evo mod/PR. They obviously did it as a joke as they were knowingly always going to do a runner as soon as the hot wallet got juicy enough and over-weighed the risk of staying.

Both him and PenisMouth troll(ed) the fuck out of their respective markets (forums), so they know their getting good value for money (the admins).


[1 Points] alphabaysupport:

He doesn't have any moderator powers. The only power that penissmith possesses is to put a 24-hour withdrawal hold on an account, and send the case to administration. The admins then make the decision, not pernissmith. Penissmith may be a troll, but he is merciless to scammers. He cannot abuse his position, as he can't process refunds himself, and he can't ban anyone himself.

I see that Trappy's comment got downvoted, but he spoke the truth. PS can do nothing, except place a one-time 24h freeze, and report the case to the admins, who then make the decision.


[1 Points] cryptophonix:

Yes, unconventual. But he's correct.


[1 Points] cryptophonix:

I am tired of hearing "EXIT SCAM!" Take a step back and see just how many posts these humans manage. Add the market, and all its diversion webbing... Then the logistics of management.. They must eat, sleep, use the Lou (ha) and if family is present spend probably 2 minutes with them. AND THENNNN deal with the assholes (Мудак)[s] including the above posting but not limited to. And deal with recent DDoS... And scammers. I'm glad they have thick skin. Be patient.


[-3 Points] Trappy_Pandora:

The downvotes are from the /r/darknetmarkets community, you may not have one of mine.

Yes penissmith is a tremendous dick, but he is not in charge of refunds. He is in charge of the scamwatch team, a relatively powerless group doing investigations on vendor accounts. Their only power is suggestion, and 1 day freezing of vendor accounts.


[-13 Points] None:

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