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Discussion => Silk Road discussion => Topic started by: jah123 on August 29, 2012, 01:28 pm
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I'm trying to order some herb. I've placed the order and the required amount of BTC has gone into the 'escrow system. The order is in processing which as far as I have read, means that it is ready to be sent off (correct?).
But... The seller refuses to post any items to new users or those without any stats unless they 'FE' the item first. I assume this means feedback, the only problem is that I can find out how to leave feedback. I've looked everywhere, in my account settings, on the item page, in my orders, on the sellers page and I just can't seem to find out how...
Help, please?
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No. FE means Finalize Early. Your vendor wants his money before s/he will ship to you. You cannot Finalize until the order is marked as "in transit" by the vendor - then a Finalize option will appear. Once you finalize, you will be taken to a feedback screen.
Finalizing Early releases the money from escrow to the Vendor. You will then have no recourse if your package does not arrive. However, you will have some difficulty finding a vendor that will sell to a newbie with out FE, especially if the order is large/expensive. There is a real problem with newbies scamming vendors, so vendors want to sell to established customers. If you chose an established vendor, you should be fine.
Most newbies place some small orders to limit their risk. And it is worth it to pay more for an established vendor with good feedback. There are vendors that never require FE. Ultimately, it is up to your comfort level. I have FE for select vendors. Got burned once, but mostly I have had tremendous success on SR. Let me know if you have any other questions.
Peace!