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Discussion => Newbie discussion => Topic started by: QuickSilverHawk on July 17, 2013, 08:26 am

Title: "Blacklist"
Post by: QuickSilverHawk on July 17, 2013, 08:26 am
... What purpose does keeping a "blacklist" serve?

If anything, to me it only demonstrates a vendor's immaturity.
But maybe there's something I'm missing, so that's why I ask.
Title: Re: "Blacklist"
Post by: dirtybiscuitzz718 on July 17, 2013, 08:45 am
I suppose just a reminder to those whos orders will not be processed.
Title: Re: "Blacklist"
Post by: ShApEsHiFtInGsHaPeS on July 17, 2013, 08:45 am
1. you don't have to remember every ahole who tried to fuck with you.
2.you can exchange your BL with others who also keep a BL and make your experience as a vender safer.
3. making it public that you have such a thing can be used as a threat to customers who don't stay in line.

Title: Re: "Blacklist"
Post by: QuickSilverHawk on July 17, 2013, 08:54 am
Thanks for the replies. Certainly interesting. If (though imagine "When" is more apt) I encounter such persons, I'll most likely keep such a list to myself.

Though who knows, maybe it'd be something worth sharing in the elusive Vendor Roundtable. Just a few or a handful of more sales and I should qualify!
Title: Re: "Blacklist"
Post by: BruceCampbell on July 17, 2013, 08:55 am
You'll find out after awhile my friend. There's an entire vendor blacklist thread in the private forum. It's not an isolated occurrence.
Title: Re: "Blacklist"
Post by: jampants on July 17, 2013, 09:07 am
 >:(

vendor's should be blacklisted first and foremost, if your keeping user's details on a blacklist that is not ethical and bad for everyone including the vendor's themselves. i wouldn't deal with a vendor who keeps blacklists, shows their stupidity and immaturity.
Title: Re: "Blacklist"
Post by: jampants on July 17, 2013, 09:21 am
sorry but most vendor's are also dumber than a dog's turd. don't trust them, in fact don't trust anyone. if they are keeping your details after the order has been completed REPORT THIS TO SR ADMIN it is against the rules of sr.
Title: Re: "Blacklist"
Post by: Tanethia on July 17, 2013, 09:25 am
 jampants don't give it any thought. The vendors are a great bunch of people and they need a place to vent their frustrations and be elite away from the buyers. It's a good thing for SR to give them their own club like that. Their round table is a place where they can talk about the buyers who are scamming and buyers who they are willing to sell to with good stats. SR policy prevents them from keeping your sensitive data

I think it's a good thing
Title: Re: "Blacklist"
Post by: isallmememe on July 17, 2013, 09:27 am
is there a blacklist of bad sellers for us buyers to consult? ..if not there should be
Title: Re: "Blacklist"
Post by: QuickSilverHawk on July 17, 2013, 09:30 am
The feedback scores and reviews are there for buyers to consult. :)
Title: Re: "Blacklist"
Post by: Rocknessie on July 17, 2013, 09:33 am
is there a blacklist of bad sellers for us buyers to consult? ..if not there should be

I've seen UK vendors with blacklists in their Vendor pages.
Title: Re: "Blacklist"
Post by: Tanethia on July 17, 2013, 09:35 am
The rumor mill is a great place to check on vendors
Title: Re: "Blacklist"
Post by: jampants on July 17, 2013, 09:40 am
The feedback scores and reviews are there for buyers to consult. :)

you can't base your decisions on feedback alone, a lot of the time it is fake or small buy's/selling small quantities to fake their feedback. and would you believe even some of the top 10% of vendor's fake their feedback. i find if you pm them, see what reaction you get. see their tone, how they deal with customers, that's a good indication of vendor's who are real. always check the forums too, that is my advice.
Title: Re: "Blacklist"
Post by: QuickSilverHawk on July 17, 2013, 09:48 am
The feedback scores and reviews are there for buyers to consult. :)

you can't base your decisions on feedback alone, a lot of the time it is fake or small buy's/selling small quantities to fake their feedback. and would you believe even some of the top 10% of vendor's fake their feedback. i find if you pm them, see what reaction you get. see their tone, how they deal with customers, that's a good indication of vendor's who are real. always check the forums too, that is my advice.

So very true. Good point. Personally exchanging messages with vendors seems to really provide insight into their... respectability?
Title: Re: "Blacklist"
Post by: jampants on July 17, 2013, 09:56 am
The feedback scores and reviews are there for buyers to consult. :)

you can't base your decisions on feedback alone, a lot of the time it is fake or small buy's/selling small quantities to fake their feedback. and would you believe even some of the top 10% of vendor's fake their feedback. i find if you pm them, see what reaction you get. see their tone, how they deal with customers, that's a good indication of vendor's who are real. always check the forums too, that is my advice.

So very true. Good point. Personally exchanging messages with vendors seems to really provide insight into their... respectability?


yes, respect for their customer's is a big thing. how fast do they reply to messages? are they friendly to deal with? are they polite when answering questions? do they get angry when your in the resolution center when something go's wrong with an order? all these things can tell you a lot. also never FE, NEVER FE no matter if it was jesus himself, you will save a lot of heart ache if you never FE, no matter what.
Title: Re: "Blacklist"
Post by: BruceCampbell on July 17, 2013, 09:59 am
The feedback scores and reviews are there for buyers to consult. :)

you can't base your decisions on feedback alone, a lot of the time it is fake or small buy's/selling small quantities to fake their feedback. and would you believe even some of the top 10% of vendor's fake their feedback. i find if you pm them, see what reaction you get. see their tone, how they deal with customers, that's a good indication of vendor's who are real. always check the forums too, that is my advice.

Dude I think this guy is telling us that there are sellers on here that are robots. Drugbots even. If they aren't real vendors they have to be robots or federal agents. This is unprecedented man. Automated drug dealing machines are out there. This is some serious wikileaks shit man!
Title: Re: "Blacklist"
Post by: QuickSilverHawk on July 17, 2013, 10:06 am
The feedback scores and reviews are there for buyers to consult. :)

you can't base your decisions on feedback alone, a lot of the time it is fake or small buy's/selling small quantities to fake their feedback. and would you believe even some of the top 10% of vendor's fake their feedback. i find if you pm them, see what reaction you get. see their tone, how they deal with customers, that's a good indication of vendor's who are real. always check the forums too, that is my advice.

Dude I think this guy is telling us that there are sellers on here that are robots. Drugbots even. If they aren't real vendors they have to be robots or federal agents. This is unprecedented man. Automated drug dealing machines are out there. This is some serious wikileaks shit man!

I am LE in disguise.  ;D
Title: Re: "Blacklist"
Post by: BruceCampbell on July 17, 2013, 10:11 am
Definitely would not joke about that. Kinda like bomb on an airplane ya know?
Title: Re: "Blacklist"
Post by: PowerToCharm on July 18, 2013, 03:07 am
Blacklist doesn't seem like too powerful a weapon against unsavory buyers because it's easy to just dump your buying account and open a new one with a different name. You could even send your coins right to your new account. But it's not likely a vendor who screws up is going to open a new vending account; he's just going to have to try to make up for it by working extra hard. Unless of course he just gets outright banned by SR admin, but that would only be in the case of gross transgressions.