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Market => Rumor mill => Topic started by: Looker on October 04, 2011, 12:12 pm

Title: Some sellers need to tighten up...
Post by: Looker on October 04, 2011, 12:12 pm
I'm not prone to ranting so I will try to keep this relatively short.

I realize that what the majority of us are doing here is illegal in most countries. Therefore it's not amazon, or ebay, and as such the vendors may not run their business with the same level of professionalism etc. I also realize that not all vendors are doing this full time and may have busy personal lives etc.

This aside, a lot of us (and if you feel this way please chime in) look at SR as a really great thing, I mean it's fucking fantastic, but, some of the sellers need to tighten up. When I first got here (admittedly not that long ago, maybe 5-6 months) everything I ordered was shipped promptly and was amazing. I was really impressed. Things seem to have changed, with the volume having gone up it seems sellers seem to have a lot more oops's and cases of 'we didn't ship until X' sort of mishaps. Usually communication is fairly good and there is some assurance things are getting taken care of which is good and helps. However it seems to me that there is a slightly increased cost using BTC in terms of both fees and the like for buyers, and I am sure there is also some similar cost as a vendor especially when you are cashing out your BTC for local currency as well as adding the cost of shipping. I'm %100 ok with that and consider it the 'cost of doing business' in this particular forum. However if you guys want to keep getting 5/5's consistently these mishaps need to stop happening. My previous outlook has been 'As long as my widget gets here in some reasonable amount of time, and it's what I ordered it's a 5/5 sale'. The 'reasonable amount of time' clause however is becoming more and more a target of concern. I've had my last few packages take forever (one going on 3 weeks now and should have taken 6-8 days) to get to me and there has in each case been some complication with it not getting shipped on time, like 'oops I left it in my car and forgot' or 'I had a friend do it and he forgot a few' and while these things happen occasionally they seem to be happening more and more, probably due to sheer volume. These were also from very reputable sellers. I have no intention of badmouthing these sellers, because as I stated, things happen, but this being said vendors please try and tighten things up, there is no other way I know how to say it, get it together please. I don't want to give any seller less than a 5/5 for any transaction unless it simply doesn't arrive, or is not as advertised etc, but if this is what it takes to ensure service goes up then thats what I feel like i will be forced to do and I don't want it to be like that.

Is anyone else who is a frequent flyer seeing this more? Or did I just happen to have shit luck?
Title: Re: Some sellers need to tighten up...
Post by: dance4life on October 04, 2011, 01:27 pm
There are a couple vendors from Europe I trust that will get the job done correctly, best as possible, 100% of the allowable time.

There are a couple vendors from USA I trust that will get the job done correctly, best as possible, 100% of the allowable time.

Sounds like you had some bad luck.  It would also seem that most of the new sellers are eager to please, while the long time sellers ( def. not all ) are happy to sit on their BTC a day or two longer before doing anything about it.

Weed, IMO, is nothing I would ever receive through mail.  Just seems too sketchy ( smell + bulkiness ).  It obviously works though for a large majority.  Hope your stuff turns up.
Title: Re: Some sellers need to tighten up...
Post by: btcfreedom on October 04, 2011, 05:53 pm
Weed, IMO, is nothing I would ever receive through mail.  Just seems too sketchy ( smell + bulkiness ).  It obviously works though for a large majority.  Hope your stuff turns up.

why not? it works for all sizes. some of our cannabis vendors on here are at the top of their game with shipping.

you are right - bad luck is a huge factor. you are also right about the split between EU and US vendors. I feel the exact same way.

i have ordered many substances from the Road and have no problems getting them to my destination drops.

from a pinch to a fat grip. you name it i've gotten it.

weed: smell is eliminated with the right handling procedures (eg triple vacuum, double latex gloves).

bulk is eliminated with compression (although some do not like this - buyers still come through with amazing ideas).

i'd say the most dangerous thing to send / receive is coke + h in any amount. personally i would not have that shipped to any of my drops

cheerz

:)

Title: Re: Some sellers need to tighten up...
Post by: Looker on October 04, 2011, 09:15 pm
There are 3 sellers I am thinking of, all are reputable too which is why my head was at 'C'mon I even used one of the top tier guys to avoid this sort of difficulty' meh, I'll chalk it up to bad luck but definetly something to chew on and yes as buyers we should keep things pretty tight too I've seen some of the posts you are referring to and I look at them like 'I know it would be hard to prove, but srsly? don't be stupid either'...

Hopefully a few sellers see this and go 'Ok maybe I will slow down a little to make sure everything gets out and not rush' I don't mind an extra day wait because they double checked something, I do mind an extra week because they bit off more than they could chew and totally space cadeted it. There seem to be a couple of sellers that seem to come and go in waves like this where they throw up a ton of ads and barely get their shipments out and sure enough their name shows up here as 'Hey where's my shit' I hope to never have to pull that card and why I try to use sellers in the top 10.

Title: Re: Some sellers need to tighten up...
Post by: dance4life on October 04, 2011, 11:45 pm
Yeah, there are ways to hide it well.  I am also not saying it can't be done, obviously it is, and well done at that.

For some reason though I don't think I would order unless I really, really had to.  ( Ex. major drought in area )

IMO, I feel much safer getting shit from Europe ( non weed ) than I would getting MJ from a MMState.  Famous last words, I know - lol.

Hopefully the OP's luck turns around.  I hate waiting for shit and I realize most other people do too.  When a domestic order is marked shipped, it should be shipped.

The best way to voice your opinion is through your future purchases though.
Title: Re: Some sellers need to tighten up...
Post by: CandyShop on October 05, 2011, 12:08 am
Agree ;)