After 85 hours AlphaBay informed me that my BTC in escrow can't be returned 'cause vendor wallet is empty. WTF?

*Step 1: Put escrow order in with vendor. *Step 2: Vendor is banned, told coins are in escrow and to wait 72 hours. *Step 3: Wait 72 hours and coins are still "in escrow" and be told "all coins have been returned to customers" *Step 4: Wait 85 hours and Scamwatch tells me that their are no coins left in the vendors wallet. *Step 5: Profit?

How does this happen? My order wasn't even accepted? I just lost $200 on an escrow order that was never accepted. That's the same as straight up stealing my money. How does that happen? Someone who FE'd had their coins returned, someone got double back, or the admins just took the coins in escrow. Which one was it?

That's fucked up. You just straight up stole my money.

How many other people aren't getting their coins back after waiting 85-90 hours for an order to finalize?

EDIT: Proof sent to /u/TheEconomist1 via PM, waiting for flair to change after verified by mod.


Comments


[20 Points] Flakes2011:

Sounds like AB needed lunch money for today. By lunch I mean cocaine


[13 Points] ISEEYOUBIGBROTHER:

STOP USING THIS FUCKING MARKET, BLOWS MY MIND PEOPLE ARE STILL USING THIS MARKET AND TRUSTING THESE PEOPLE.

You all do this to yourselves.


[13 Points] zysr90:

You mean a marketplace founded by a bunch of credit card scammers ripped you off? I don't believe you!


[5 Points] alphabaysupport:

PM me your ticket number. We'll take care of it quickly. If the funds show as "In Escrow", they can be returned (and the process is automated BTW, after 5 days for banned vendors). If the funds were finalized, it depends on the vendor's wallet. Note that the situation you described above seems weird, I'll handle it for you.


[3 Points] weedandsyrup:

Reason I'll DD before fucking with AB


[5 Points] None:

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[2 Points] anon1901:

Screen shots with actual proof?


[2 Points] None:

Cmon AB give the lad his 200$ back, what is not much for some could mean everything to some people, plus he was ordering H so I mean ....give the kid his money it was a fucking full escrow listing! You guys have been making yourselves look like real assholes lately.


[2 Points] HazzaBroM8:

If you call the consumer watch dogs and explain the situation the police they will help you


[1 Points] HushUp7:

Stopped using AB because of shit like this.


[1 Points] D2Warren:

I stopped fucking with Alpha after I realized you can send a message to support.


[1 Points] Thr0wMeAway666:

  1. Stop using AB. 2. ??? 3. Profit!


[1 Points] BoxAddict:

Yo man, from what I read and my understanding of how these things work I think I know what happened. When your coins go escrow with vendor alpha got their part and then while true payment to vendor sits in wait they scammed. It would be safe to say that the vendor took out as much as they could at the time. So people before you were in the 'scammed' line waiting. All it takes is one person to be dishonest and take advantage of a scam to claim and bump you out of your $$.its likely that escrow system is a time lock safe system of transfer basically. Once escrow period begins it's in unavailable until a set trigger.


[1 Points] AnotherAllTimeLow:

What vendor, if you don't mind naming? I have a bit of coin sitting in dispute with a banned vendor as well.

I think it's fucking retarded. They banned the vendor, but we're still going through this 72 hour wait for response bullshit?? You know he's fucked, just lemme get my coin back so I can throw it at someone worthwhile.

But whatever. I'll wait.


[1 Points] Theeconomist1:

OP - apologies for the delay in flairint this. I've been afk most of the weekend.

OP provided screenshots of his order on AB which showed an escrow order and he also showed screenshots of a convo with an AB mod which stated what OP said - the vendors wallet is empty or something to that effect.


[1 Points] jemattie:

Has this been resolved?


[0 Points] thefavoriteewok:

@alphabaysupport @trappy - please someone explain to me how an unaccepted order that's still in escrow is not able to be returned to a customer? How does this wallet become empty when the coins are in escrow?