Thoughts of a New Vendor and an AMAA (Ask me almost anything)

Hello everyone, thought I would make this post in order to gripe about a couple of things and to give buyers some insight into what goes on behind the scenes for a vendor.

First, a bit of background on me. I joined the DNM community in late February (in fact, this purchase was the first time I did any drug [illegally anyway]). Within a week I was dealing locally. Over the next couple of months I learned quite a bit about the markets and drugs in general. At the end of July I decided to become a vendor. It has now been a little over two months and I have stellar feedback and over two hundred sales. During this time I've been amazed at the niceness and genuine sincerity that this community has demonstrated (both in terms of my customers and some of the vendors I have purchased from).

Things I've learned as a buyer turned vendor:

That being said, feel free to ask questions. The following topics are more or less off limits (I will answer them at my discretion, so feel free to ask questions that may fall on this list).

I'll be answering for the next day or two. Looking forward to hearing from everyone, Stim

EDIT: Please avoid PMing me. Post your question, if it is appropriate I will answer it here.

Four hours in and it's dieing down, still here refreshing this page and my order page compulsively :P, why dosen't anyone love me.


Comments


[10 Points] UKediblez:

How much more paranoid did you become now you know that 'they' are out to get you? ;)


[8 Points] ciphersexual:

This is great, thanks.

Can you give an overview of how our addresses move from PGP'd on the marketplace to printed on the mailing label to <wiped from everywhere> (hopefully).


[4 Points] None:

how long do you think this career change will last? do you have an exit strategy?


[6 Points] pharmaninja:

Do you sell both in person and online or only online? Which one makes you more money and which one is more dangerous?


[4 Points] None:

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[6 Points] None:

ok some vague questions...

Where do you think your weakest point is? communication via the net? or physical postal service issues?

also I am guessing you don't send from the same location each time?


[5 Points] vwermisso:

How concerned are you that you may be caught?

How many hours a day do you work? How many days a week? (averages or choice examples are A-OK if you are concerned about OPSEC)


[2 Points] None:

Wow I thought you had been a vendor for quite some time.

Why can't other vendors be as good as you?


[3 Points] None:

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[3 Points] DubieMcDubberson:

  1. Was building a reputation hard or did orders start flowing in immediately?

  2. I was going to ask about cashing-out but I see you already answered something close to it. But if using LBC, would you find it worth the time? It seems like cashing out on LBC is a whole other job in itself and not very promising... I guess I'm just asking for your opinion since you have something else setup for cashing out...


[2 Points] thatguy1998:

Are you trying to leave money for your family after you die from cancer?


[2 Points] Joebelowme:

Boxers or briefs?


[2 Points] 1ugly:

I know you said you will always be part of the drug world and I couldn't agree more. Most people stay for the long run either as a user/supplier or something in the middle, but with your business growing steadily and your exit date coming in the next 3-4 months will you be passing down to power to anyone? An associate maybe, obviously your second life is bosslife since you have enough concrete time for the DNM, so you must manage people in the real world. Correct me if im wrong. How quickly will you come back :)


[2 Points] FellowFelony:

Any tips on getting started locally?

Is local sourcing or DNMing better for dealing locally?

I suppose DNMing since local sourcing requires you to have or make contacts.


[1 Points] IGetDankShit:

You might also want to consider crossposting to /r/IAmA. There have been similar AMAs like this there in the past and sometimes they're a big hit. Also, I gave this the "community <3" flair because I couldn't find a more appropriate one. Let me know if you'd rather have it replaced by something else. Looking forward to seeing the questions and answers! Cheers.


[1 Points] Theeconomist1:

Hey Stim,

Just some random, curious questions. If you can't/rather not answer them, no probs

  1. Have you ever had genuine concern about a customer, in the context of thinking they may be LE? DO you generally just cancel the order if you get a bad vibe? I think CaliGirl got busted by buyer, they were able to profile the package and get the guy. Do you do basic research on the address you are shipping to? Any funny/scary situations crop up on the DNM scene?

  2. I'd imagine that you get a shitload of "window shoppers" - people who ask a ton of question about you and your product, but end up ordering exactly nothing. Does this get out of hand? Or are you quick to spot the "just here looking" folks pretty quickly.

  3. DO any of your IRL suppliers or connections/customers know of you DNM activities or do you just separate those worlds, as I think they should be.

Long ago, I went to a very sketchy clinic who was known to be progressive in their scripting patterns. Basically get what you want. While there, I realized it just wasnt dudes like me just getting their own personal supply for their own use. Instead, they'd bring in bus loads of people, mostly older people, the people were given a script to read and they walked out with a prescription for pain killers. THey'd sell it to the leader of that group which then I assume ends in the street and probably picked up by others to sell in DNM. THey were pretty obvious in what they did and reason why pharmas would shut down every few months along with the clinic. Comments on my observations?

This a a great AMA!


[1 Points] lawyerupsaul:

I find this to be one of the most AM(A)A's I have seen in a while. Here are a few of my questions:

What is your educational background? (high school, college, grad. etc.,) ... You sound like you are very well educated.

Are you from the U.S. ?

What drugs you sell? How did you connect with a suppler?

How do you ship and hide your location? What makes a package have good stealth?

Do you think that if you get caught locally they could catch you on DNM?

Do you do have a legit job also?

Thanks,

Saul Goodman


[1 Points] 13tom13:

how much do you ruffly turn over (profit) a month and with what drug(s)? Do you ever require FE?? if so how do you justify it


[1 Points] ApricockApecot:

How nervous or rather how well able to control your nerves/project a confident demeanor are you as you meet new drug suppliers and whatnot. Is it a conscious decision to act in a way that commands a degree of respect without looking cocky? Is it a struggle dealing with these things. These are the biggest shortcomings I see with a lot of people in it, very nervous and unable to be assertive or know what they want or how to carry themselves


[1 Points] Twittermon:

What's your monthly Salary form vending and dealing? Good money, can you live of it?


[1 Points] None:

Do you source IRL or online?


[1 Points] bikeshopmanager:

What exactly is your stealth method?


[1 Points] Vendor_BBMC:

I'm a stimulant vendor, since SR1. I've hardly ever had a customer try to rip me off, it just doesn't happen. I think its a myth invented by scammers to get people to FE.

The couple of troublesome customers turned out to be fellow vendors - scammers buying my products and selling them as small samples to build reputation ahead of pulling the scam. The same 2 scammers now just rename every 3 months.

What is your attitude to scam vendors in your category? Do you fight with them or accept them as an unavoidable part of the darknet ecosystem, like tapeworm or buzzards?

Do you have order size limits to prevent them from buying most of your stock? And when you realize that customer X is vendor Z and see photos of your gear in their listings, do you stop selling to them? Or just keep an eye on them?


[1 Points] fuckinmyself:

  1. What have your most paranoid customers been like? Is it clear which ones are more tech savvy and which ones seem to barely be getting by with figuring out PGP?

  2. I know you don't want to answer anything specific about customers, but do you have any guesses regarding the demographic of those buying Adderall? College students, executives, etc?

  3. Has paranoia about LE gone up, down, or remained constant?

  4. Most interesting and/or most amusing story so far as vendor?


[1 Points] yos0:

What does your family think you're doing to make money? I'm thinking of telling them that I'm bitcoin trading...