With all the FE scamming going on in recent weeks, I was wondering how many people out there actually still FE?
I did once, back on SR1 with my first purchase ever (I was an idiot noob). Got scammed $25 because I wanted to try acid, which I had never done at the time. Never will I FE again.
If you have an abraxas account, you should check out this profile before it's banned: http://abraxasdegupusel.onion/vendor/QuikConnect
^ He literally updated his profile to troll and say he was scamming yesterd, and someone gave him $300 TODAY! AFTER HE ADMITTED TO SCAMMING ON HIS OWN PROFILE! Look at the recent reviews lol.
Notice that he had tons of positive feedback (nothing but almost) before the big "scam", like how just about every FE scam works. "FE for trusted vendor" should be "FE hoping he doesn't decide to start scamming yet" just in my opinion.
I'm sure theres a few good vendors out there with only an FE option, but it just seems like to big of a risk to anyone on orders more than a couple bucks. Is there some amazing FE only secret market world that I dont know about that everyone likes to use or something? lol
I choose to live on the edge. So I FE most of the time. Sometimes I don't (if escrow is an option). I did get burned by TSG exit. I always FEd for him. He popped me for $400. Lucky b/c my usual order with him was $800 or so. I decided to start splitting orders when I did that order.
I use another vendor and probably 75% of the time I FE. The rest being escrow. Its just money. It sucks. It knocks your ego down a few notches. It'd be nice though if I could actually meet up with said vendors who exit scammed b/c I'm go at trading. At that point I don't even want my money back. I'm up for a trade. A broken shin is a good start with a 5 pound metal hammer. Maybe break a few vertebrae so he can begin to feel my pain and the reson I seek out pain meds. So that's my wish there, yeah I know it won't happen.
But at the end of the day, I won't even notice the money is gone. But I'm a man of justice and feel punishment should be served.
Best of all, most vendors I've FE'd with are righteous and on point. I know, at some point they won't be. Its just a matter of bad luck to hit them on their downswing when they do the exit. But I'm a gambling man.
Bottom line: DO what is right for you, my friend. If losing coin ruins your day, use escrow.