I hope discussing direct deals does not fall under rule #5.
I'm interested in getting domestic 2c-b and the only available option is 2cbking, who claims to have lost >10,000 when MEM fell and has since then only accepted DD's. I am immediately concerned with their opsec because, although they have a sigaint account, they also have and use a gmail account, which is crazy even to a guy like me with little understanding of encryption outside the DNM basics.
Risks of losing my money notwithstanding, are there any OPSEC type risks that are greater by doing a DD with this vendor as opposed to waiting for them to join a market?
This really sketched me out too. If he's using gmail, what other OPSEC fuck ups is he making? Because of this I went with mahakala and bought 1g of 2C-B and it is perfect. Mahakala is great