HOS requires FE. have others done it without issue? He seems to be a very trusted vendor, so I'm assuming this is one of those cases where it's cool.
FE with House of Spirits?
HOS requires FE. have others done it without issue? He seems to be a very trusted vendor, so I'm assuming this is one of those cases where it's cool.
[6 Points] UndefinedExperience:
[3 Points] ShivaLasVegas:
Like others have said here. Don't FE more than you can afford to lose. As far as HoS being trustworthy I can personally hold my hand up there in agreement.
Sent thousands their way without a care in the world.
[3 Points] LiterallyPizzaSauce:
HoS is a she! According to Majestic Gardens forums. But I'm in agreement with the others. You can trust HoS
[2 Points] rushkid55:
I fe'd for him back in Jan. Hes good I can vouch.
[2 Points] FocusForASecond:
House of Spirit is one of the most trustworthy vendors on the DNMs right now. Despite this, only FE what you can afford to lose.
[2 Points] joustingthesky:
Thanks all. My PGP message apparently didn't come out right the other day, so he messaged me back about it. I re-sent a PGP message, and I'm pretty positive I sent it right this time, but I haven't heard back so I was beginning to wonder. Who knows, maybe it went through and he already sent. Or maybe he's just busy. I'm a patient guy though -- just a little nerve-wracking not hearing back I guess.
[2 Points] None:
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[2 Points] TheGreenTeam2:
By Finalizing Early and handing your coins over to any vendor you are basically betting: 1)That they are not going to get busted before posting your order; 2)That they are not on the verge of retirement and looking to exploit their rep by scamming; 3)That your package will not be intercepted somehow.
I'm not sure how any of you rationalize this bet based on any number of previous successful transactions? I don't see how this tendency to FE is in the buyers interest. All you have to do is support vendors who are prepared to share the transaction risk equally and don't demand FE.
[1 Points] None:
Yea man, HOS is really trustworthy and you should totally just trust $500+ to him, I mean he's been around for a whole 4 months and hasn't ripped anyone. He's totally established himself as a trustworthy source (and those vacations he disappears to, don't mind that).
You should never FE unless you are well versed in DNM trading. As a general rule we really should never be saying it's ever okay to FE. This gives the impression to newbs that a 'trustworthy' vendor is okay to FE with (which is how so many people get scammed by people with fake feedback/sample feedback, selective scammer, hook you in with small legit orders than scam big, etc). If you've only been around less than a year, find another vendor. If HOS is really that legit, he'll be around for another year, and there are tons of other trustworthy vendors that don't require FE.
SCIdmt offers half the price and stronger product, but there's plenty of other vendors that are quite cheap, domestic, and use escrow. There's a guy called Machine_Elf right now that's been around on other markets that's selling 150ug@$5 per, that's half the price of HOS and a good 10-30ug stronger or so (depending on which HOS tab you're talking about, which only get more and more expensive).
There are people who've used DNM's for years and never have been scammed because they know how to protect themselves - never FE, always use PGP, etc, and there are people who've been scammed quite a few times despite the fact they should know better. This is an unstable market, I'm sure HoS is a kind guy but are you going to trust he'll do the right thing if a market crashes (what is the average, once a week, month right now?) or someone is busted (we don't even know how exactly DPR, Nod, etc got caught and what's been compromised).
I can say there are really only three vendors I deal with on the dark net. HoS is one of them. These few vendors are the only ones I will ever FE for. Granted this is how any truly successful FE scam starts, this is the chance you take dealing direct with superior vendors. You either have a steady reliable hook up that always is extra because of FE, or that one time you get ripped off and your out X amount of BTC. Is it really better to stay in escrow with someone else who doesn't have much of a reputation or cost way more just because the more reputable vendor requires FE? I am from the NEVER FE days myself, but in this day with certain people I can say I don't have a problem FE for. It really comes down to whether if you, yourself thinks it is worth it or not.