And I wasn't late about releasing escrow. The day I received the product was the day of the seizures. I went to log in to release escrow and leave feedback, and found the site was down, then I checked this sub where I found out about it. This happened for several open orders with a few different vendors. So I got the products; but they didn't get their money.
So my question is: Should I reach out to these vendors on the remaining DNMs? (They all have presences on other DNMs) Should I offer to pay like 50% of the escrow they lost, (I know that means I'd be out 150% the price of the products, but I have money, that's not an issue. I could even pay 100%.). Or should I assume they know that there's always the risk of losing escrow when something like Onymous happens?
I ask because I want to continue ordering from these specific vendors, as they've been excellent. But from their point of view I've now received their products for free. If I place another order with them, they may see the address (which they hopefully don't store) and recognize it as one they never received the money from, and I'd rather not draw attention to that.
Anyways, sorry for the long post. I mostly just feel bad for the vendors because they were always great to me, and I feel like I've stolen from them now, even though I did pay; the money just never got to them AFAIK.
I'm just looking for ideas/thoughts/opinions. Thanks in advance.
A buyer who offered the Grand Wizard partial repayment on escrow seized by the Feds would forever be a preferred customer at the Grand Wizard's Lair. Our cabana boys would bring them cocktails every time they entered while a string quartet played in the background. Well, maybe not but we'd be incredibly grateful and favorably disposed toward them going forward.
Seriously, you are a vendor's dream. Most buyers would assume the vendor gets the shaft. While there are some buyers who will seek out vendors in situations like this they are few and far between.