How many of you have been around since the original Silk Road?

I've mainly been a lurker on this sub for the past several years, but I've been around for all the market drama since the fall of the Silk Road. I was just wondering how many of us have been ordering since before the first big bitcoin boom of 2013.


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[101 Points] thedarkknet:

Everyone who's ever had an issue with a vendor has been buying since SR1 and this is the first time they've been scammed


[24 Points] lampspeaker1:

Who was the first big time weed vendor? Like before Humboldt


[27 Points] None:

Wait it actually existed? I thought it was all roll play


[21 Points] B13ujvun:

was on sr1, back when btc was at around $5


[19 Points] Sadcab:

None of us, since the original silk road started sometime between 200-220 BCE.


[18 Points] B13ujvun:

shots out to all the legendary vendors who paved the way for this thing to be going stronger than ever now.

Supremesmoke Seneca Purplelotus deluxedelivery even the scumbag Tony76 for teaching fools a valuable lesson with his 420 sale lol

i just might drop some money to DPR and Purplelotus for commissary lol esp the few that are still going strong to this day like Smileawhile and Frankmatthews


[7 Points] 25c-nb:

Yeah I started out on sr1, when btc was like $8 Canadian and I used some kind of voucher bought from gas stations to get my btc. Always had to go around to atleast two because there was a limit on how much you could buy and sometimes the gas station guy was suspicious and wouldnt sell me a $500 voucher for "online gaming"


[10 Points] TheTrippyChannel:

Shout out to xxxotica and those 100$ ounces of dank ass shake. Thanks to him/her I am probably the best joint/blunt roller this side of the river.


[8 Points] B13ujvun:

who were some of your favorite or most memorable vendors.

Anyone remember Bosshog, that dude was a character. Remember Opi with the pebbles? Nod with the stupidly overprices BTH premixed into a liquid in a vial (before he got busted greed got the best of him). Remember all the good #4 H was coming out of Canada, remember Tomorrow man was my man, Northerndancer, LarryByrd. LSD was scarce on SR1, so was good coke. I even remember the vendor Nob that turned out to be the lead investigator in DPR's case and his listing for 1kg of Coumbian #4 heroin.


[8 Points] aunty_unicorn:

Yeah I have been around since SR1 - the forums there were my guilty pleasure.

I'd be like "Hmm lunch break, I could go for a run or I could see what shit Hallucinating Horse has been getting from everyone over on SR".

It was a proper laugh, which hinted at a brave new world. It was like the best music festival ever but online and with the drugs being taken in the privacy of your own home. Complete strangers felt like your friends, it was like being in a really cool gang.

I kind of thought it would last forever, and we would legalise drugs and, like, all meet up once every summer in a field somewhere with a sound system and a load of high quality narcotics and get phucked up.

Alas, DPR was a man with ideas that are long overdue and yet a tad before his time vis a vis the old legality issues with it all. I love how he just went, "Ah fuck it" and gave it a go anyway. Poor sod, I have been thinking about him a lot lately. I hope we hear he has been released with time served - thanks to his appeal.

Oh and back on the forums, everyone used to fanboi DPR, hang on to his every word and some people would even post something he had replied to them in their profiles. Where are those people now he's in prison eh.

Most importantly: Where is that guy that live posted a mushroom trip report then complained he had been poisoned, rifled through his own shit to post photos so people could identify the mushrooms in case they were poisonous, then started going on about seeing aliens and the FBI being after him and burying his stash out in a jar out in the woods. The next day he couldn't remember where he had posted it and thought that the police had followed him and dug it up. And then he finally realised he had been tripping balls and posted an apology post. It went on and on that saga. I was crying with laughter and my stomach ached from all the laughing as I was reading it. I can't remember his name now, but fuck me he was accidentally hilarious.


[8 Points] northerns0ul:

Nucleus was my first DNM.


[7 Points] xanax_xombie:

Some people were around when you mailed cash to a vendor, and they mailed you drugs, no markets with escrow even in existence.

God I miss them days, it was a simpler time for us drug using folk.


[6 Points] downthecakehole:

I've been around since The Farmers Market, which was the predecessor to SR before bitcoin was even a thing. PayPal was how you got drugs back then.


[4 Points] None:

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[6 Points] BrianEno_BBMC:

MarijuanaIsMyMuse was my fist order, way back now. Anyone remember 3Jane? Was a very popular LSD vendor, used to always sell out right away


[5 Points] None:

Also, fuck current markets. I don't know of a fucking solid pure amphetamine sulphate vendor. SR1 had more variety and quality than any current market.


[3 Points] Questiongirl21:

0-day Member WE WANT OUR BOOK CLUB BACK!


[3 Points] pandahaze:

BTC was 10$ when I first started ordering.


[3 Points] shillivanilli:

I member when coins were $9,

I spent 90 coins on a half pound of hash and 10 grams of ketamine. Whoda thunk I could've bought a house with those coins years later. Worst purchase ever.


[2 Points] dankservices:

I remember when TheTopShelf had the best stealth, product, and ship time with some stupid premium super lemon haze


[2 Points] rilksoadvb5piz3r:

made my first oder on SR in January 2012


[2 Points] Limaconnect:

Since Kimble and Verto exit scammed us all on EVO


[2 Points] Magicpurpleponyrider:

I was, bitcoin were 5-15 dollars, and.i wet dream now that I could have invested money into btc.


[2 Points] None:

$1.99 a Bitcoin when I made my first purchase


[2 Points] jaks9000:

Was following the markets with interest during that peroid but not participating. Somewhat glad I didn't because we have a much better understanding of security and LE tactics, unfortunately learned from other people making mistakes.


[2 Points] LordDongler:

I have. Lost $60 on SR, and $40 on Nucleus.

Never been scammed, but people have tried.


[2 Points] None:

I was a vendor on Silk Road, 2012 through to July 2013


[2 Points] felix1429:

When I first bought btc for SR1 I paid like $5 or $7 for one. Those were the good old days lol


[2 Points] None:

Me


[2 Points] Isp89:

I came in a bit late but I started buying right after Silk Road was seized. All the drama and multiple generations of markets/vendors have been fun to watch along the way.


[2 Points] ohmbience:

I lurk, nothing more. I've kept an eye on the goings on in the online drug community and DNM for the last few years (since late 2011, after a close friend was busted), but it isn't worth it for me to risk actually getting involved.

I guess it's sort of a...walk down memory lane, perhaps? Maybe vicariously reliving my younger days? I was into this scene in the early 2000's, back when it was still pretty easy to order online without drawing much (if any) scrutiny. Scraping up the extra money to place an order and then waiting impatiently for it to arrive. Trying different RC's just to see if the experiences were what we read them to be. It was fun, but definitely not something I could get back into at my current station in life.


[2 Points] rocketmantastic-:

Ooo, me! me!

I don't remember exactly HOW I heard about The Silk Road, but there was enough buzz on IRC and various forums in 2012 that 'omg, this fucking internet drug bazaar actually works, look, here's the LSD and molly to prove it!'

I did my own test buys and talked to some friends and so went the rollercoaster. I've been following the DNMs ever since.. man, I sure do miss SR1 and Agora.


[2 Points] Def_Your_Duck:

Here since SR1!! Just been buying L really for personal use. I don't stay in the market scene much unless I want something weird like DMT or 2CB. It seems like things are finally calming down, I used to buy from TopGearUK til he shut his doors, never had any complaints. Then it was a couple other random guys between Agora and Alphabay (totally thought the scene was gone after SR1, especially after all the drama with SR2) Before settling on GGs site. It seems like stuff is kind of settling down with AB and TMG, I hope the scene stays pure for a while


[2 Points] TheLastCig:

I have. Things have changed, a lot...


[2 Points] Jethro23:

I have


[2 Points] crystalizedpoundz47:

i remember the OG silk road i use to browse that shit for hours in my younger days i only used it towards the demise unfortunately


[2 Points] sickleton:

This guy


[2 Points] powerMETALtony:

5$ a coin when I first started. Marijuanaismymuse and supertrips where around. Good times


[2 Points] OzFreelancer:

Sure was. The first bitcoin I ever bought was around $5. The forums were on the site itself. Dread Pirate Roberts didn't exist. Australians were FREAKED OUT at the X they could get direct from the Netherlands at a tenth of the price and double the quality. The only real competition was BMR which was considered the dirty weird uncle that you shouldn't hang out with. Escrow was a given and was actually what made the site work - a safer option to leave it all with one centralised entity...


[2 Points] cth_123:

I've browsed on SR1 never made a purchase though.


[2 Points] SpecialAgentDildo:

Shout out to Lucky Luciano​ and his amazing clear MDA.


[2 Points] throwawaycauseduhhhh:

first order ? SuperTrips 40g MDMA in 2012 . Bunge54 , IMB , DutchTrade , XanaxKing , HollyMolly, Checkpoint, SaltNPepper,

I am out of the game now thank god but have ordered over 25 kilos in my time and got away cleanly. DHL was my go to to still get shit from SaltNPepper and CheckPoint but after 6 packs get caught it was time to leave the game.

Times were different. SR1 was innovative. Agora was grand. DHL is still awesome.


[1 Points] barquestions:

Man I would kill for some of Tetravorts blow, or GOA's. Hell, even Min's unwashed was supreme. Anyone who was around feels me - haven't even bothered with the coke scene in years due to the crap peddled on markets these days.


[1 Points] None:

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[1 Points] agorathrow8080:

Tail end of sr1. Xtc express and tony 76, best and worst all within a short time for me. Still the only.ive been scammed


[1 Points] JburnaDNM:

I came in a month before Silk Road 1 went down. PGP obviously saved my ass so the Feds never got my address from all the info they seized with all the data from the site. I only got to place two orders.


[1 Points] VelocityMax:

I actually still have a single hit of L from a 10 strip I got from Tessellated on Silk road about a month before it got seized. is that guy still around? I haven't used any Dark net markets in a while now.


[1 Points] bizbeatoftheday:

Who remembers budworx, trippy nation, IMB, or TIM? TIM had some of the best coke I have ever had


[1 Points] chuiy:

I used to love the original silk road back in 2012-2013 Bought like... 3 ounces of shake for $40. Some shrooms, and acid.

Nothing major, but damn was it nice having a review system for your drug dealer. They truly broke some new ground.

I was only in highschool. Come to think of it, I wish I'd kept those bitcoins instead of spending them on weed... I'd be like... $5,000 richer.


[1 Points] PDX_bukkakanist:

Been roleplaying this shit since before bars were shipped with bonus beach sand.


[1 Points] moblingoblin:

I woke up on the day of the Bitcoin boom, checked how much I had spent on markets at the time, and I could've been a mother fucking millionaire.

Hindsight 20/20 and all that jazz

Shout-out to thurgood for sending me a pipe on my birthday, too bad he scammed when the PO was hot on him. Was some dank weed too.


[1 Points] TurnedOnTunedIn:

I've been buying drugs on the internet since before sr. I once sent a check for some lsd believe it or not.


[1 Points] 1449320:

Since then and surprisingly never had a single issue. Knock on wood


[1 Points] ksosk:

I lurked during SR1 days, and became a more active community member as time went on.


[1 Points] buttfarte:

I remember the original Silk Road well. I've lurked since SR1's early days, but I used to work for the government back then, couldn't do drugs. Only started ordering last month.


[1 Points] OpOnymousSurvivor:

this guy! who remembers OG SR1 vendor SprayMan with the xanax mouth spray? shit was bananas


[1 Points] None:

Since they opened . I remember buying BTC for purchases at 70$ a coin . Never been scammed once


[1 Points] potheadLOL:

holla, yep....

even vendored on it for a while...

doctorclu was my contact when buying my vendor account, then his freaky weird message appeared on the forum, shit went down hill fast after that.... R.I.P


[1 Points] AU_is_better:

My buddy Chuckie Schumer was on the news talking about SR1. I already knew of Tor but had never used it. Made my first order that same day.


[1 Points] zombilives:

i bought since sr1 and bmr


[1 Points] Nutsnbolts12345:

You guys remember the ThurgoodJenkins fiasco?


[1 Points] LongHairBri:

ah, the good old days. GreenDot MoneyPack to Chronic Crew, coins on account in minutes


[1 Points] dnwhat:

Before SR1. Rate The Source, CHFC, and a couple other invite only clearnet forums.

Ordered millions of valium from Serbia (crazyivan where are you.) Hundreds of thousands of dillies from Canada. All with unencrypted PMs and Western Union.