Watch out for "Middle Men" scammers. TO ALL VENDORS!

So I just started as a vendor and I have already started noticing this.

A "Vendor" will put up an ad for the same product another vendor has but a higher price, then they will get the address, send it to the other vendor with the lower price and use him as the shipper. They do this so they do not get in any sort of trouble as they are not sending illegal substances through the mail, and they can make some easy coin.

If you see multiple addresses coming in from the same user, in a short time frame, blacklist him.

I know, it may sound like "WELL I STILL GET PAID" but you're letting someone else profit on YOUR risk. If you get caught, you go to jail for a long while. If he gets caught, he has no record of actually selling or receiving illegal substances.

Be careful out there.


Comments


[13 Points] shitduderolling:

who gives a fuck


[14 Points] None:

I give you full permission to do this to me.

I've already accepted the risks, if you want to market for me then feel free.


[7 Points] None:

Putting aside the fact that this is a douche thing to do, it's fucking brilliant.


[6 Points] noseybast:

This is a massive non issue, buyers buy from multiple sellers, the exact same packaging would be noticed and broadcast within a week as proof that the seller was planning on exit scamming and building up a replacement acc


[3 Points] sir_smokes_alottt123:

Dropshipping?


[4 Points] deceptivelyelevated:

This is a+ business skills your downing here. These middlemen are straight digital pushers, moving your work, and doing so quickly... Salesmen are salesmen and deserve a cut.. your making more with the than without them, and what's this all about?? Free hugs, no, MONEY... Props to anyone doing this and being smart enought to see the opportunity... This is the future...bulk storage, automated packaging,automated distribution remotely.. Amazon status, bring the drones in, just need a cover to have usps make pick ups


[3 Points] Aluminum_Foil_Hat:

If I did this I would just have multiple buyer accounts, these cost no money to make. If you could find the other vendor though, you will know when you get your own address. Outing the vendor account as a scammer, will cause a loss in vendor bonds.


[3 Points] None:

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[3 Points] Kazaa99:

Its an easy way to become a vendor without any risk at all.

Basically the vendor earns more money from this one guy (if he is successful) than with the usual "once every 1-3 months" buyers he has. So i can't see why any vendor would blacklist someone doing this.

Only thing i wonder is how they work it out when it comes to missing shipments. Most vendors require a new address to send to and only half of a reship, and the tricky one, only 1 reship pr customer. So it would require some extra work with a lot more than one account in these cases.

But why a person wanting to do this, doesn't contact the vendor and asks for a resell opportunity to maybe get cheaper prices by buying a lot more often, is something I don't understand. I mean if a vendor could find a successful reseller who handled all the customer contact and sales, the vendor would save a lot of time by mostly doing the shipping.


[3 Points] None:

I know, it may sound like "WELL I STILL GET PAID" but you're letting someone else profit on YOUR risk.

Who cares if someone else is profiting when you are still taking your cut? Essentially some random stranger is just sending you more business in this scenario. I would hardly call this a scam although the end user paying inflated prices is certainly a tool.


[2 Points] None:

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[2 Points] _Diacetylmorphine_:

I've actually thought about doing this for the longest time, but I didn't want to spend the money to become a vendor if it didn't work out too well.


[0 Points] hdheuud:

Every vendor should have multiple return addresses per batch. I would be upset if it didn't come with a new address everytime


[1 Points] deceptivelyelevated:

So if my buddy wants a hundred elbows, and my homies in the hills got em grew em or whatever, and I add my fee in I'm a scammer... What the duck are you talking about kid... This is life.. that's how everyone makes money... The grower gets a big cut the guy moving those hundred doubles his money, and I take 300 off every p for sourcing the product... Your perception is warped... Prolly need to put the meth down bro


[1 Points] Dark_Ness_Monster:

Okay, so:

Buyer->Middleman->Vendor

But what happens when the buyer doesn't get or like their product? As soon as buyer files a dispute, the middleman is sort of screwed. Tracking? Yeah, he doesn't have that. Any and all proof is going to exist at the vendor level.


[1 Points] SecondWarning:

Something tells me that many late orders on the DNM could be attributed to this.

"Where's my Speed?"

"I don't know, I put the order in for you, ask _____ on ______"

"WTF?"


[0 Points] Vendor_BBMC:

Usually, its at a LOWER price than you sell, and each username is only used with one address. And it only happens to new vendors who don't have a close relationship with their customers. This might surprise users and moderators, but vendors and scammers know about it. Its easy to spot, and there are three ways to cure it. I'll describe two of them. One is friendly, and just reminds the vendor what's what. The second scares the bejesus out of them.

Where have you seen this happening? you probably can't remember, but it was alphabay, right? So this isn't for failed former weed vendors like you, "TrustMeISellWeed". But for vendors who don't repeat mistakes and expect a different result.

The third one is so cunning that you could brush your teeth with it, but it's more of a Shelbyville tip. you wouldn't be interested in it. i would have to show you rather than explain it, and its wasted on individuals. It's better suited to coach parties of scumbags who can't be taught, but it has to be an equal number. It doesn't hurt them, but their darknet days are over.

What you described, being treated like a shipper and being sold at a higher price, doesn't happen. Even though it seems a more-logical wind-up. Its easily stopped by writing, say, "Hiniguel" on the drug bag. Most customers are good, and love to see deception punished.

Once it becomes clear that its happening for sure, that someone is taking the piss but you don't know who, you choose a few trusted customers, get them to place small orders with the 3 most-likely competitors, and see which one comes your way. You know who the culprit is, and you know whether its "TheShadowman" or "VendorZ" behind it.

The next 3 customers to order from you, you get them to purchase from the culprit, he purchases from you, you post the orders to the 3 customers. Then they say they didn't arrive and demand a reship. He orders from you again, you keep the bitcoin or send your cooperating customers more drugs (but for free), and they say "why hasn't my reship turned up?" and he gets 3 "0/5 scammer" feedbacks in a row. Because he is, if he's losing money on drug deals.

Another way to stop it, is to is place a small order, but not to your own address (which real vendors never give out under any circumstances), but to some posh house in sutton or kingston where the culprit lives, to his own real name.

How do you know his name and address? You don't need me to tell you how all vendors know all scammer's details, because youre definitely a real vendor, aintcha? Even weed vendors know this.

The order gets cancelled without explanation, and the problem stops when they remember that you have their doxx, from the shock of seeing an order with their own name and address in black and white.

I know this is a joke post, but it does happen, and it has actually happened to me. But not for profit, because nobody could sell meth at a higher price than me. A scammer will lose a little money to grow some feedback. Everyone gets one letoff, but its always the same fools who can't learn a lesson, or they feel safe again because they've moved down the road a bit.

I like the phrase "be careful in there" more. because (shining torch below my face) the call WAS COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE!

If you're a weed vendor, you've got to promise me that you understand these, because...well. You know. Its hard to learn things when you're stoned, you're only likely to outfox another weed vendor or an RC vendor. And in this world you don't get told twice.

Do you promise me? Do you?


[0 Points] Trappy_Pandora:

On the silk road people bought directly from my guy's shop with their own vendor accounts. Sometimes I was mad if they were making more profit than us for the sale but a sale is a sale.