I've recently become interested in this RC. It is a benzofuran derivative of MDA with empathogenic and entactogenic effects close to both MDMA and MDA, except longer lasting and stronger. Every report I've read online states that it's the best experience they've ever had, much better than MDMA. For example:
I find 6-APB to be the best shit ever. I had it on 4 (or 5?) different occasions and different dosages and I can say that it always blew my mind. It is a more euphoric, psychedelic, longer lasting and just awesome.
It is probably the best drug/drug experience I've ever had, every friend who has tried it says given the option the would never take anything else to roll ever again
my only experience with it was INSANE EUPHORIA for like 6 hours before tapering off, then trippy colorful closed eye visuals before sleep. Rough hangover.
And these are all from just one reddit thread!
So, my questions are..
- Does anyone have first hand experience?
- Is there a reason for its lack of popularity? (safety concerns, hangover, comedown, etc.)
- What are some good vendors? (if any)
It's pretty special in its own way. /u/jtronicustard's description of its effects is about spot-on. Given that it's been cited as a favorite among a number of people I've spoken to who've experienced a variety of research chemcials, I've also wondered why it isn't more widely available.
So far, it seems at least partly to be because very few manufacturers that claim to have 6-APB are actually selling real 6-APB. We've tested one sample from a supplier so far, and it turned out to not even be a benzofuran at all. According to one manufacturer we inquired with a while back, they wouldn't do a synthesis of 6-APB because it's apparently a particularly difficult/complex synth to get right.
Back when the benzofurans were first making the rounds, there was a big problem of widespread mis-identification (whether intentional or not) and confusion betweeen 5-APB, 6-APB, 5-APDB and 6-APDB, with the latter two apparently being more common than the former two and often wrongly sold as the former.
I don't know much about how the other three really compare to 6-APB, other than that the general consensus seems to be they're not as well-liked & their effects are not as empathogenic/psychedelic by comparison. I don't know this first-hand, though.
We're looking for a reliable 6-APB supplier, but probably won't be able to even risk spending the money on 6-APB for a month or two yet, even though we'd love(!) to add it to our inventory. It's expensive and hard to find, unfortunately, and most research chemical vendors are going to invest their money in less risky, more profitable products first (ourselves included, for now.) But we would love to bring some high quality, tested-true 6-APB to the market. Not aware of any other vendors carrying tested 6-APB at the moment.
EDIT: It's also a product that we might choose not to offer on DNMs but instead just privately, if we ever do find a good supplier. One of those "don't want to ruin something special" things - and we don't want to stick around eternally on DNMs anyway. But that's neither here nor there, since we are presently empty-handed.
That being said, here's a question for anybody/everybody interested in 6-APB: How much would you be willing to pay for high-quality tested 6-APB?