A thought on Agora.(which is up by the way.)

So. When I started vending, Agora was up for 3 days, before they went on there long hiatus from about 6 weeks ago. I hadn't sold enough on BB to have the vendor bond they demanded(only 1.5 or 2 btc?) but I had to wait for the sales to arrive on BB, so the escrow could be released. Before that happened, AG went down. I thought about how scary it would be, to be a vendor, and have a big escrow balance... and just never know if the random mofo'n webpage that they paid to join might just NEVER come back up when they typed in that random ass string of characters and punched enter. I mean. Real life shit DOESN'T JUST DISAPPEAR. It's so easy. and I thought how scary that would be..and how fucked it was that AG doesn't say shit. they go down.. and eventually they(hopefully) come back up.)

BUT THEY"RE BACK UP. and I just got my escrow out. (sweet.) (And I can't help it's in part because I did the right thing, and was ready to ship for everyone before the sites came back) but regardless. I've changed my mind.. and I actually think it's pretty gangster the way Agora doesn't say shit. Let's be honest. when the time comes for them to exit scam..(which because of the major jailtime potential) is forever a REAL possibility.. it doesn't matter if they talk a lot, or not. Either way, they're gone. and you're SOL.

So good on ya Agora. Keep comin back, and do it as safe/smart as you can. (oh yea. and if you really wanna be legit.. when the time comes for an exit scam.. do the math. (if we whack every escrow for 500.. we have this. If we hit them for a g.. we have this. up to 2g's.. etc.

basically.. don't fuck over the big vendors who are the one's that made your shit possible.


Comments


[12 Points] Chroncentrates:

Ag not talking much..is akin to my experience with hood ass street dealers for hard drugs. They say next to nothing. get it done. and fade back into the shadows..


[6 Points] JustOutOfTheDarkness:

I firmly believe they are the site least likely to exit scam anytime in the foreseeable future.


[4 Points] PurpleBeamz:

Well said brother! Sure, everyone loves to bitch & moan about the down time but Agora obviously knows what they are doing. It's all part of their OpSec really they've been operating like this since day one! Agora has been the most reliable & strongest market out there & that is why it is the only site I'll ever use. It survived OP Onymous & has yet to pull the plug while other markets have off with everyones BTC. I'd rather have market with 25% downtime but 100% secure any day!


[3 Points] None:

I agree 100%.

I've been lucky enough to have sold out before the exit scams. Even so I've lost a good amount for lessons learned for the dnm.


[2 Points] crypt0cat420:

Ag has never been reliable or trustworthy in my 2 cents. The world needs a hero if you ask me and until then the masses wait...


[1 Points] None:

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[0 Points] Chroncentrates:

of course I wake up to AG being down, and this post being top 5..


[-1 Points] TotesMessenger:

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[-1 Points] Awesomeness111a:

Aaaand it's down!

Abraxas is a good alternative, nice features and neat UI.

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[-4 Points] casper129q:

agora sucks. i mean why would you trust that site which is down 90% of the time.