The story behind that vendor selling a potato

Remember that vendor selling a potato?

It's been enough time now that it's definitely okay to share the real story. People in the comments actually came pretty close.

u/zman3000 figured this was a way to test that your purchases weren't being interfered with. Well, it wasn't the deliveries that were being examined, it was the market itself.

This was an academic exercise. The vendor was a fellow student of mine who needed to set up an account and actually put something on offer in order to search for flaws in the security of the market.

He wanted to use something that wasn't illegal and probably wouldn't be bought. I suggested "baby shoes, for sale, never worn," but he thought that was too creepy.

Anyway if I remember correctly he found that the market itself was (as far as he could find) secure, and that any exposure was most likely from irresponsible behavior on the part of the user or vendor. He did NOT actually deliver anything to anyone and check for interference, however.

He's working for the FBI now, so... better implement that potato drop checking technique.


Comments


[65 Points] PDX_bukkakanist:

Already been done. Some guy used to send sand....you know....like from a motherfuckin beach.


[25 Points] dlayover123:

And you had to make up a special account to tell us this why?


[9 Points] Pelican_Vendor:

Yeah well fuck your guy. I sold potato's on EIC for 1$ less and yes mother fucker some of them sold SO I CRUSHED YOUR STUDENT. Also for those of you asknig I HAVE NO IDEA what the postage is. I just put a bunch of 45 cent stamps with no return addy haha


[4 Points] Deku-shrub:

Do you have a screenshot of the original listing?


[3 Points] Chand_laBing:

I'm missing how this allows him to discern market security, can you explain please?


[1 Points] AInterestingUser:

Grilled Cheese. Deconstructed.


[1 Points] Dankmemes3000:

Owl neck: Have you going Whooooo while breaking your neck tryna get fresh air


[1 Points] None:

What is a potato?


[1 Points] snaekcharm:

how do you smoke a potato? or do you inject/snuff it?


[0 Points] None:

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[0 Points] maxturbator:

You say "potato", I say "pota....ssium nitrate and fertilizer".


[-2 Points] thedarkknet:

East India company right? I need to lay off the amnesia haze as I would of sworn it was pelican selling potatoes


[-1 Points] None:

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[-3 Points] colesaw:

There was also this creep selling worn panties on some weird fucking market.
Fuck women, who the hell wants worn panties?!


[-13 Points] None:

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