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Market => Rumor mill => Topic started by: incogmagnito on February 06, 2013, 09:40 pm
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I feel that there is a scam in progress, but I am new to all of this, so ... please help!
Vendor reported about a week ago that something bad has happened in his life.
Vendor has 2 months (!) old profile on SR.
Vendor puts up for sale 30 grams of mescaline with each sale being at 1.3 grams and at a very attractive price.
This should mean 23 sales.
Vendor's page has now 27 sales of mescaline all on FE.
There are still 8 items of mescaline available for sale.
There is no single mescaline FE that has been updated to report delivery.
Vendors name is Deadguy.
I promise to eat all of the mescaline that will arrive if I am in the wrong!
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It most certainly does sound like a scam to me. New vendors aren't allowed to ask for FE until they have at least 35 transactions completed, so he is either breaking the rules, or he is using dummy accounts to pad his feedback...which would also be breaking the rules. I'd advise to stay well clear :)
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@ how much a pop per listing? Shitload of fe's right there....
"New vendors aren't allowed to ask for FE until they have at least 35 transactions completed"
Seems that sr dont do much to enforce that rule....
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This is most assuredly a scam.
SR admin needs to do something besides not allowing vendors to accept immediate FE after 35 transactions. This is getting out of control
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I see shit like this all over SR these days and no one ever gets to it before 2 months when it's too late. Fucking scammers, eh...
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Thank you.
I was hoping to learn that I am a paranoid idiot, well ... it sounds like I was fooled.
What is the best way to stop this as Deadguy is getting tens of FEs a day now?
Many thanks.
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They have a "report vendor" button on the vendor profile pages now, use that and explain what you did here in this thread to support or just send them the link to this thread with a explanation.
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yep - done that with all the arguments included in my OP.
No answer just yet.
Is there a way to write to them as I see people continuing to FE as I write this.
Here is the link to the profile of Deadguy: http://silkroadvb5piz3r.onion/silkroad/user/9e62202f5b
Somebody in another thread has estimated that he must have about 7 to 10k in FE by now
Not a bad take after two months of building reputation.
There is a need for SR to help detect these as they happen.
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That should get it taken care of just give them some time to respond, they probably all over worked.
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Yea 7-10grand wen you count all the FEs there all in the last like 6days a lot of 10hit of acid fe's and 27mescaline ones wen i checked, i feel bad for the people who FE'ed for 50 hits and 100hits though, why they would do this when we have a few reliable non FE acid vendors is beyond me, i FE'ed for mescaline i went in with the mentality that i would receive nothing so i new the risk and i took it looks like i lost the gamble this time, i should have realized that rare product+FE=scam but i guess i'm a sucka for mescaline o well atleast i have 800grams of san pedro cactus i suppose il just extract it one day
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@ how much a pop per listing? Shitload of fe's right there....
"New vendors aren't allowed to ask for FE until they have at least 35 transactions completed"
Seems that sr dont do much to enforce that rule....
SR made the rule, Vendors know the rules....Buyers know the rule....but who still FE's?????? I dont feel sorry for anyone who FE's
and when they are a new vendor and buyers still FE....what else can you do...lemmings racing off a cliff ::) ??? :o
Flyhigh,
did your mum tell you how annoying "I told you so" sounds when people are trying to sort the problem out?
I am not asking a question of how we got here ... I am asking how do we stop this scammer from getting even more cash from people who trust his wares?
If you think that more buyers been burned is a good idea then you are really not thinking of a community that makes all of this possible.
If you are a Hero Member then you must have some knowledge of how we can:
1. stop him
2. reduce chances of this happening in the future
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@ how much a pop per listing? Shitload of fe's right there....
"New vendors aren't allowed to ask for FE until they have at least 35 transactions completed"
Seems that sr dont do much to enforce that rule....
SR made the rule, Vendors know the rules....Buyers know the rule....but who still FE's?????? I dont feel sorry for anyone who FE's
and when they are a new vendor and buyers still FE....what else can you do...lemmings racing off a cliff ::) ??? :o
Flyhigh,
did your mum tell you how annoying "I told you so" sounds when people are trying to sort the problem out?
I am not asking a question of how we got here ... I am asking how do we stop this scammer from getting even more cash from people who trust his wares?
If you think that more buyers been burned is a good idea then you are really not thinking of a community that makes all of this possible.
If you are a Hero Member then you must have some knowledge of how we can:
1. stop him
2. reduce chances of this happening in the future
Dude, read through deadguys thread...the flags were there ...I tried to point them out....I just cant come out and say a vendor is a scammer. i cant predict what a vendor will do, no one can.....But,, the other side of the coin is deadguy, has a shit load of orders to fill...its not easy filling 100-200 orders, packaging them safely, and then going to the post office and dropping 100 stuffed envelops full of drugs in the mail box.....maybe we have to give him time....he might prove us all wrong...
And, NO, i don't feel sorry for anyone that FE's....why should I....their are vendors i have dealt with i would FE for, but i have dealt with them a long while and their reviews are perfect.....BUT a new vendor??? and one who says FE...please.... ::).. spend more time on the forums and read, see how many get scammed when they FE for new vendors....the one thing that stuck out amongst many, he was reselling 3jane acid......WHY THE FUCK do you need to give out samples when over 1000 people already posted reviews that 3jane is a goddess and has great acid????.....
Thank you for the advice and for -1 karma
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Flyhigh,
did your mum tell you how annoying "I told you so" sounds when people are trying to sort the problem out?
I am not asking a question of how we got here ... I am asking how do we stop this scammer from getting even more cash from people who trust his wares?
If you think that more buyers been burned is a good idea then you are really not thinking of a community that makes all of this possible.
If you are a Hero Member then you must have some knowledge of how we can:
1. stop him
2. reduce chances of this happening in the future
In his defence, it's fairly annoying seeing people FE and get scammed time and time again. Yeah it sucks seeing people lose money, it's happened to me and it's not nice, but they know the risks, or at least they should. When there are notices and warnings everywhere not to FE, I think we've done as much as we can towards point number 2. I've never been scammed on Silk Road because I read the forums, I research my vendors, I use the escrow system, I follow the rules!
Unlike Flyhigh, I do feel sorry for people who FE'd and got scammed, but the same way I feel sorry for people who lost a big bet on the horses. You knew it could happen.
As for stopping him, there shouldn't be any need to if people used this site properly. I'm no-one's mum, I'm not here to hold anyone's hand, or to protect you from the bad men or your own incompetent decisions.
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It does sound pretty fishy...
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If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. In comparing prices on SR for various substances I've noticed that there tends to be lower limits that are shared by a lot of the vendors so if only one is selling at some insanely low price then that's a red flag. Just maybe they have a super sweet hookup or are running a special to get new buyers but most likely its a scam.