[Agora] Prestige is likely pulling an exit scam

tl;dr Let us know if you have received an order from Prestige in the last two weeks. Don't order from Prestige until further notice. Stop putting "FE, will update" as feedback. It's not feedback.

These posts mention problems with prestige. He has been put on vacation mode by Agora until further notice.

https://pay.reddit.com/r/DarkNetMarkets/comments/2ahb24/prestige_agora_possibly_starting_a_scam/

https://pay.reddit.com/r/AgMarketplace/comments/28otv3/vendor_prestige/

I'm making a separate post so that people will see it. But I also want to point out some things I noticed that may help others identify an exit scam earlier.

First thing I noticed is that not too long ago, Prestige started requiring FE without any reason. He added a small note that said "FE is required for the time being." I have received good product from him before. He seemed very friendly with any questions I had, and he has been generous with me in the past, so I FE'd against my better judgment.

Prestige also seemed to have many more listings than he usually does, and the newer ones were for bulk weed listings. He goes as small as an ounce on weed for $175 and I have seen great reviews for his strains. I noticed that that listing has gone down to $150 since I ordered my product. However, my product's price has remained the same. I concede that this behavior could also be indicative of a big sale.

There was this post in r/agmarketplace 1 month ago: https://pay.reddit.com/r/AgMarketplace/comments/28otv3/vendor_prestige/

Several comments mention Prestige saying that he only ships 4 days a week and the products take in excess of 10 days for domestic orders, which I find ridiculous but could be true. My past domestic orders have taken no more than 3 days to arrive. I received a similar message about him shipping 4 days a week and packages taking over a week to ship. He could be pasting the same message to everyone with varying details on how long it takes to ship based on how long ago they ordered. It seems like everyone has been told to just "wait a few more days." I didn't see this post because I don't frequent r/Agmarketplace.

Finally, one of the most helpful things would be if buyers would quit with that "FE, will update" bullshit. It doesn't help anyone. It just pushes useful reviews/warnings off the feedback list. The vendor knows you FE'd. No one else cares unless you add whether or not you received your product. Don't fill up Agora's very limited feedback list with shit that doesn't say a word about the vendor. I don't care if you would trust the vendor to hold your child or do your taxes. The only time "FE" should be in feedback is after you've received your product.

If you have received product from him within the last two weeks, please comment to let us know. This may have been going on for several weeks now.


Comments


[4 Points] cannabisity:

everyone complains about the "FE, will update later" and it's beating a dead horse at this point ... you understand the people that leave feedback like that aren't the ones researching DNM on reddit, right? deaf ears etc

but thanks for the heads up regardless.


[7 Points] None:

I've received 2 packages from him in the last 4 days..


[-1 Points] None:

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