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Market => Rumor mill => Topic started by: finally55 on April 09, 2013, 03:55 pm

Title: DragonCove's business model
Post by: finally55 on April 09, 2013, 03:55 pm
He does a few things that I think are really smart:
1.) He pulls listings when he gets too busy and/or can't meet high demand (I realize other good vendors do this as well)
2.) He DOESN'T ship Express - this means he doesn't have to deal with the desperate, dopesick junkie orders as much as other vendors who overnight gear do. I'm not saying he doesn't have to deal with that at ALL, but I bet he cuts down on it by indicating that in no way shape or form will he overnight gear. That having been said, I am grateful for the vendors who DO overnight gear - I've needed that before and they have come through for me. I just think that from a business perspective, he's doing himself a favor by not offering Express as an option. This probably cuts down on the PMs.
3.) He provides tracking numbers - again, here is a move that I bet REALLY cuts down on the amount of time he would be wasting responding to PMs from desperate junkies.
4.) He knows the demand for his product is high enough that he can offer it in whatever quantities he likes. Sometimes he offers H by the gram; other times the smallest quantity you can order is a ball. The impression I get is that even only selling in larger quantities, he still has all the demand he could want, so why make extra work by partitioning out smaller orders?

We heroin addicts have the capacity to be some of the most needy, impatient, selfish people in the world. When that is the clientele you're dealing with, it makes sense to take as many steps as you can to smooth out the experience as much as possible. I think DC does that as well as or better than any other H vendor on the Road.
Title: Re: DragonCove's business model
Post by: tabun on April 10, 2013, 04:05 am
I agree with your analysis FINALLY55. I just completed my first transaction on SR through DC, and it was everything I expected (and nervously HOPED) it would be.  The only thing I would have him change is to ALWAYS have G's listed, lol. Times are hard and a G is affordable enough to cop even in the bleakest of financial situations.
Title: Re: DragonCove's business model
Post by: sbmafia on April 10, 2013, 09:24 am
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