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Discussion => Newbie discussion => Topic started by: SealTeam6 on August 19, 2013, 08:49 pm

Title: SealTeam6 re-opening sale!
Post by: SealTeam6 on August 19, 2013, 08:49 pm
Free shipping on all orders

Limited amount in stock!

Come swim with the Seal!

Bless!
Title: Re: SealTeam6 re-opening sale!
Post by: abby on August 19, 2013, 10:27 pm
(^^ this guy sucks at marketing sometimes.)  he should have also pointed out that he has a raffle thing happening so if you need to get some transactions under your belt so you don't look so shiny and new you can gamble a little btc.

http://silkroadvb5piz3r.onion/silkroad/item/5c88d3383c
Title: Re: SealTeam6 re-opening sale!
Post by: SealTeam6 on August 20, 2013, 07:16 am
Thanks, I forgot to mention that.
Title: Re: SealTeam6 re-opening sale!
Post by: abby on August 20, 2013, 07:37 pm
I had noticed ;)
Title: Re: SealTeam6 re-opening sale!
Post by: SealTeam6 on August 21, 2013, 06:28 pm
Good eye!
Title: Re: SealTeam6 re-opening sale!
Post by: abby on August 21, 2013, 07:28 pm
I know ;)

I got the sample yesterday and gave it a try last night..  very nice.  I've been a bit slack on the writing a review front but I will get around to it and put it in your review thread. 
Title: Re: SealTeam6 re-opening sale!
Post by: tree on August 21, 2013, 08:08 pm
Wow abby you sound like The Seal's sales rep ever since you got your order :P I don't think he sucks at marketing, "come swim with the Seal!" is actually pretty good!
Title: Re: SealTeam6 re-opening sale!
Post by: SealTeam6 on August 21, 2013, 08:09 pm
I'm glad you enjoyed it, I'll be looking out for the review.
Title: Re: SealTeam6 re-opening sale!
Post by: SealTeam6 on August 21, 2013, 08:24 pm
 :)  Abby has been very helpful, great feedback and advise in his PM's.
Title: Re: SealTeam6 re-opening sale!
Post by: abby on August 21, 2013, 08:25 pm
Wow abby you sound like The Seal's sales rep ever since you got your order :P I don't think he sucks at marketing, "come swim with the Seal!" is actually pretty good!

I know, I'm trying to play nice..  Don't worry, I'm sure it won't last ;)  New vendors always do it tough until they get a good reputation happening and since I was pretty cynical at first, I'm trying to make it up to Seal (although he may not thank me!).   I completely agree about the swim with the seal, the first time I saw it, it just jumped out me and was perfect.

I am half way through writing up a "how to market on SR for newbie vendors" post (although it's becoming a major novel!) because I feel the need to impart some of the basic information to get some confidence in them going (I hate it when I'm in a lecturing mood - ugh).  Whether or not it will ever see the light of day depends on whether I lose the will to live - which is easy to do when I'm talking about marketing.  After spending the best part of a decade selling via online marketplaces, I keep seeing some basic mistakes here over and over again... hence this work in progress.. go on, you can call me a meddler now. ;)
Title: Re: SealTeam6 re-opening sale!
Post by: SealTeam6 on August 21, 2013, 08:47 pm
I put the review thread up in rumor mill abby, I'm sure there's something I am missing, shoot me a PM and let me know, gotta run for now, bbl.
Title: Re: SealTeam6 re-opening sale!
Post by: SealTeam6 on August 22, 2013, 06:21 pm
Shameless bump!
Title: Re: SealTeam6 re-opening sale!
Post by: abby on August 22, 2013, 07:28 pm
/me feels bad about not responding..

I did the review and christened the thread and it's here.. http://dkn255hz262ypmii.onion/index.php?topic=205597.msg1477745#msg1477745

.. and now I'll look at Tree and invite him to carry on the sterling work and post your review there.
Title: Re: SealTeam6 re-opening sale!
Post by: tree on August 22, 2013, 08:02 pm
Wow abby you sound like The Seal's sales rep ever since you got your order :P I don't think he sucks at marketing, "come swim with the Seal!" is actually pretty good!

I know, I'm trying to play nice..  Don't worry, I'm sure it won't last ;)  New vendors always do it tough until they get a good reputation happening and since I was pretty cynical at first, I'm trying to make it up to Seal (although he may not thank me!).   I completely agree about the swim with the seal, the first time I saw it, it just jumped out me and was perfect.

I am half way through writing up a "how to market on SR for newbie vendors" post (although it's becoming a major novel!) because I feel the need to impart some of the basic information to get some confidence in them going (I hate it when I'm in a lecturing mood - ugh).  Whether or not it will ever see the light of day depends on whether I lose the will to live - which is easy to do when I'm talking about marketing.  After spending the best part of a decade selling via online marketplaces, I keep seeing some basic mistakes here over and over again... hence this work in progress.. go on, you can call me a meddler now. ;)

I don't think that's a bad thing, I just thought it was funny :P I didn't know you were a vendor O.o that explains why you advise him. Writing that guide would be a good idea, your threads and posts are usually pretty good so I think it'll be a useful guide! I hope you will get around to finish it ;)

So why are you making a new review thread Seal? Did abby think it was better if it was started by the vendor? I guess it is. I'll just put my review there then :P

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:)  Abby has been very helpful, great feedback and advise in his PM's.

It seems like it! But you've been a successful vendor before... Maybe you just got lucky with your previous account then ;)
Title: Re: SealTeam6 re-opening sale!
Post by: SealTeam6 on August 22, 2013, 08:10 pm
Even tho I vended before there is always more to learn, abby had a few new interesting ideas.
Title: Re: SealTeam6 re-opening sale!
Post by: tree on August 22, 2013, 08:26 pm
Yeah it looks like it, the free shipping idea is pretty good, there must be a lot more I didn't see.
Title: Re: SealTeam6 re-opening sale!
Post by: abby on August 22, 2013, 08:40 pm
It seems like it! But you've been a successful vendor before... Maybe you just got lucky with your previous account then ;)

Times are changing here.. there's more people and those people are more wary of buying because of all the scammers and crap that some vendors pull and there's more new vendors touting their wares and trying to get attention..  getting noticed and building a reputation is a lot harder the bigger the pond. 

Since I really detest retail (and most of the human race - which you have to admit is a handicap if you're trying to flog them stuff) but actually like it when people buy stuff from me, I reason that the easier you make it for people to have confidence in their vendor, the smoother the transaction and the easier it makes it for both sides to be happy.

Seal's being well mannered and not telling me to stfu and is doing what he should - which is nodding politely at me and doing what he feels is best for his business and with any luck he'll do as well as he did before - if not better.  I see no reason from his behaviour to doubt his honesty or integrity and his weed is pretty good ;)
Title: Re: SealTeam6 re-opening sale!
Post by: abby on August 22, 2013, 08:45 pm
Even tho I vended before there is always more to learn, abby had a few new interesting ideas.

Yeah it looks like it, the free shipping idea is pretty good, there must be a lot more I didn't see.

don't look at me for that!  That's Seal getting into this vendor lark :)  I just suggested the new thread (so he can manage the OP and update it with new info) and putting the links to his threads in his sig and on his vendor page..  apart from that, he's the man with the plan.

Title: Re: SealTeam6 re-opening sale!
Post by: abby on August 22, 2013, 08:51 pm
I didn't know you were a vendor O.o that explains why you advise him.

I don't vend drugs, it's much more socially unacceptable than that..  With the stuff I sell, people would be less likely to tell their friends about than drugs.  But I see the same behaviours here as I do in my pond although the crazies are better behaved here.
Title: Re: SealTeam6 re-opening sale!
Post by: SealTeam6 on August 22, 2013, 08:59 pm
I'm intrigued and have to ask even tho I may not get an answer, what did you vend?
Title: Re: SealTeam6 re-opening sale!
Post by: abby on August 22, 2013, 09:21 pm
pleasure, pain and dreams..  just like everyone else who takes on the mantle of being at the sharp end of the consumer society ;)
Title: Re: SealTeam6 re-opening sale!
Post by: SealTeam6 on August 22, 2013, 09:30 pm
Great answer
Title: Re: SealTeam6 re-opening sale!
Post by: ireallygotthemunchies on August 22, 2013, 09:35 pm
i like team seal y dem got bad karma?
Title: Re: SealTeam6 re-opening sale!
Post by: SealTeam6 on August 22, 2013, 09:47 pm
i like team seal y dem got bad karma?

I antagonized some doubters and they negged, that's my story and I am sticking to it.  I rather like my bad karma, lets you know I'm real IMO
Title: Re: SealTeam6 re-opening sale!
Post by: tree on August 23, 2013, 05:19 pm
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Since I really detest retail (and most of the human race - which you have to admit is a handicap if you're trying to flog them stuff)
It's weird you decided to sell things if you detest retail.. Do you just sell in bulk then? Why don't you like most of the human race?

And well yeah I guess you're right when saying that times are changing.. There's way more people here than before but a lot less new vendors as some months ago.

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it's much more socially unacceptable than that..  With the stuff I sell, people would be less likely to tell their friends about than drugs.
Do you sell slaves or anthrax or something? :-X
Title: Re: SealTeam6 re-opening sale!
Post by: tree on August 23, 2013, 05:23 pm
don't look at me for that!  That's Seal getting into this vendor lark :)  I just suggested the new thread (so he can manage the OP and update it with new info) and putting the links to his threads in his sig and on his vendor page..  apart from that, he's the man with the plan.

Oh well I thought you gave him more suggestions! :P

Sorry Seal, I thought the free shipping was abby's idea..
Title: Re: SealTeam6 re-opening sale!
Post by: Jandrews817 on August 23, 2013, 05:28 pm
Why do the larger listings cost more per gram than the smaller listings?

Shouldn't it be the other way around?
Title: Re: SealTeam6 re-opening sale!
Post by: SealTeam6 on August 23, 2013, 05:55 pm
Why do the larger listings cost more per gram than the smaller listings?

Shouldn't it be the other way around?

The 1g listing is a sample listing, it's at a reduced price in order for me to make a name for myself and for customers to grab it at a lower price while available.

Shipping is still free worldwide on all listings.
Title: Re: SealTeam6 re-opening sale!
Post by: abby on August 23, 2013, 06:39 pm
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Since I really detest retail (and most of the human race - which you have to admit is a handicap if you're trying to flog them stuff)
It's weird you decided to sell things if you detest retail.. Do you just sell in bulk then? Why don't you like most of the human race?

And well yeah I guess you're right when saying that times are changing.. There's way more people here than before but a lot less new vendors as some months ago.

a lot of those vendors have given up I suspect.  It sounds like a great idea at the time but I suspect a lot of vendors will have struggled to begin with.  It takes some determination to build a client base.

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it's much more socially unacceptable than that..  With the stuff I sell, people would be less likely to tell their friends about than drugs.
Do you sell slaves or anthrax or something? :-X

something like that, just be wary if I ever invite you somewhere on your own ;)
Title: Re: SealTeam6 re-opening sale!
Post by: tree on August 23, 2013, 07:37 pm
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it's much more socially unacceptable than that..  With the stuff I sell, people would be less likely to tell their friends about than drugs.
Do you sell slaves or anthrax or something? :-X

something like that, just be wary if I ever invite you somewhere on your own ;)

You don't sound like a bad person so I don't really think you're selling things like slaves but well, I'll be careful if you ever invite me :P
Title: Re: SealTeam6 re-opening sale!
Post by: abby on August 24, 2013, 11:54 am

[...] You don't sound like a bad person [...]

just remember that the next day when you wake up and you're missing a kidney ;)
Title: Re: SealTeam6 re-opening sale!
Post by: tree on August 24, 2013, 10:38 pm

[...] You don't sound like a bad person [...]

just remember that the next day when you wake up and you're missing a kidney ;)

Ooooh I see :P I thought most black market organs came from consenting people in Thailand and other countries like that. Stealing organs is fucked up :o I've never heard of people waking up with an organ missing in the news.
Title: Re: SealTeam6 re-opening sale!
Post by: incubusdriver on August 24, 2013, 10:57 pm
Never seen the Monty Python sketch where the organ collectors turn up to collect from the donor while the donor is still alive?

Or better yet, the movie Repo Men... great movie :p
Title: Re: SealTeam6 re-opening sale!
Post by: msca on August 28, 2013, 05:10 am
 :)
Title: Re: SealTeam6 re-opening sale!
Post by: high808 on August 28, 2013, 05:12 am
Thanks, I forgot to mention that.

gotta love trolls/knit pickers