Everyone - as there have been too many mixed reviews for this vendor, I have decided to see once and for all if they are legitimate.
I will update this as details become available
I will even post pictures if they deliver
I'm referring, btw, to the vendor currently found here: ARMORYX7KVDQ3JDS.ONION Using the email: thearmory@lelantos.org I have confirmed they are the same as the user the_armory
Anyway, here's the story:
*I live in a country where guns are legal and commonplace, but it's not legal to import a particular type of gun. I've created a new reddit account (which is why you haven't seen me around before much) and a new email for the sake of security.
*The Armory and I negotiated a price and selected a product over email. They have been very professional in getting me a formal invoice, using PGP, setting up a multisig escrow, and confirming the escrow has been initiated.
*At present, they have advised that I should receive product 8 - 12 days from today.
*They have also advised once the product enters my country and is transferred to a local carrier, they will provide tracking info, etc.
*Again, I will update as details become available, but so far so good. If they are legitimate, they are very good. If they are a scam, they will have a mountain of evidence against them that I will publish and I'll have lost a few bucks for the sake of humanity.
If they're LE -- I suppose I'll disappear in a few days at most. O_O
Here's to hoping there are decent people left in the world.
EDIT 11/21 The Armory has informed me the product is, "Currently en route to the reshipper"... "ETA is Monday November 23rd"
EDIT 11/25 I've not been arrested yet or anything. I'm waiting on a shipping update at the moment. Shipping has been delayed due to the high volume of shipments this time of year. I will update Friday or when I have more information.
EDIT 12/1 I'm waiting on a tracking number at the moment. I know you can all read, but it's been about 10 days since I've placed the order. I'm going to give it about 8 more days (since they mentioned there were initial shipping delays) but I should be getting one of the following soon: *A tracking number and subsequently a package - in which case I'll post pics, etc *Nothing - in which case I'm posting all evidence of an attempted transaction, etc Let's see what happens.
As promised, I will keep you updated.
A "definitive" review of a vendor before you've received a product or even tracking, gotcha. Why didnt you just wait another 8 days?