Welcome to the 3rd edition of "This Week on DarkNetMarkets". For anyone keeping score, I missed this previous week's Weekly Update due to pure craziness in my schedule over the last few weeks. I'm still working on the best ways to curate the material, so bear with me during this learning phase. I hope I caught the more interesting threads and stories and didn't miss anything too big.
PSA - Private Messages
Many members have been reporting receiving PM's from user(s) offering to sell product. Almost certainly they are scammers or a smaller chance they could be LE. Either way, do NOT order anything from anybody offering to sell product. Report them immediately to the mods and we'll ban them and report as necessary. Not only is direct dealing a violation of this sub's rules but it also puts whoever replies in serious jeopardy of at least losing their money, at worst their freedom. There are markets. There are proven ways that this works. Follow the path that works. There is absolutely no reason for a vendor to sell their wares via PM.
Counterfeit Pills
It seemed like the last couple of weeks had more than usual reports of counterfeit pharmaceuticals. As always, be careful on any purchase you make. While there are no fool-proof ways to avoid this short of getting it lab tested, please take the time to inspect a pill. If you happen to have a known legit pill of the same manufacturer, do a careful inspection. The pills affected seemed to be Norco Watson 853, Adderral AD-30 imprint, and Oxycodone ETH imprint. Be safe!
Thread dealing with dbaggins oxy. OP kindly submitted his pill to EcstasyData.org and it was found to contain fentanyl. It has been said that dbaggins customers are aware that these pills are not legit and have some opiate in it and knowingly buy given this. My only comment is that I'm a believer in truth in advertising.
https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkNetMarkets/comments/2x72ze/dbaggins_ecstasydataorg/ https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkNetMarkets/comments/2xagnb/evanderholyfield_on_agora_aka_dbaggins_is_selling/
Direct link to EcstasyData.org results http://www.ecstasydata.org/view.php?id=3476
Discussion of the authenticity of AD-30 Adderrall https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkNetMarkets/comments/2x4voe/ad_30_real_or_fake_adderall/
More knock-off Adderralls https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkNetMarkets/comments/2x1p0j/generalquestions_fake_adderall_someone_please/
More AD-30 Knock-off complaints https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkNetMarkets/comments/2wyvx5/complaintwarning_knockoff_adderall_tablets_ad_30/
Fake Norco - It should be noted that these fakes were pretty damn good and would probably pass a casual examination. It took comparing it against the legit pill - then little things like the fonts being slightly off. https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkNetMarkets/comments/2wkxjj/fake_norco_or_just_my_toleranceparanoia/
On a related discussion, it was debated whether vendors who sell fake goods should be banned. The example was of a vendor who was selling fent openly BUT it was pressed in an Oxy pill. Debate ensued. My personal opinion on this is that there is only one reason a fent pill would be made like an Oxy pill - the vendor selling the fent is selling to resellers who will then sell the pill as Oxy. To me that is wrong. I do not like that practice at all. I find it abhorrent. It fuels the counterfeit markets and it will hurt the vendors selling legit shit since suddenly all pills become suspect. To each his own I guess. https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkNetMarkets/comments/2wpidl/communitydiscussionpills_intentionally_sold_as/
Is CartelDelNorte Dead?
Interestingly someone got a message purported to be from a shipper of CartelDelNorte saying he died of some blood clot. Who knows.
Legal Treatment of Ethylone
I don't know much about this substance but apparently the DEA does and is charging for possession/sale of it.
The Ordering and Differentiating of Multiple DNM Orders
This one wasn't necessarily a hot topic BUT I've seen this issue posted multiple times. You order the same product from two different vendors. How do you know which is which? Differentiate the addressee. Use a middle initial, a salutation (Mr., Ms., etc) for different vendors. That way when you receive the order you'll know who sent it.
Reddit donates over $80K to Erowid and Tor!
Obviously both good causes that are near and dear to us. Hats off to Reddit for a great selection.
UK Postal Worker AMA
For our friends across the pond (yes, I'm being US-centric, sorry). I always enjoy reading the inside scoop from our favorite couriers.
https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkNetMarkets/comments/2xbxza/communitydiscussion_i_am_a_uk_postman_ama/
And I found this to be helpful, some published USPS Postal Inspector documents.
Exit Scams and Such
We saw a few exit scams recently. The Grand Wizard had some sage advice on becoming a victim.
SleepForever had a bunch of issues, some calling him an exit scam, him denying it saying he was just a bad vendor. Regardless - people lost money.
Charges Dropped for Man who Picked Up a Crapload of Drugs
Its nice to hear some "success" stories - while probably not DNM related it obviously pertains to many of us since our main conduit is the USPS. Very sloppy work = good luck for man charged. Shows that keeping quiet and knowing your rights can pay off. If this guy sang, he'd be sitting in jail right now.
Busts
Much thanks to Gwern for providing links to recent busts. I can't believe I missed these.
- https://www.reddit.com/r/SilkRoad/comments/2xlxhs/sr1_seller_blackjack021_6_customers_busted_in/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/SilkRoad/comments/2xiuko/iowa_bust_adam_lawin_benjamin_walker/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkNetMarkets/comments/2x0fww/dnm_utah_bust_jasen_crisp/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkNetMarkets/comments/2t53b3/dnm_arrest_man_charged_with_attempting_to_buy/#form-t1_cow4ocdb79
- https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkNetMarkets/comments/2wre7m/fresno_man_indicted_for_possession_of_ecstasy/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkNetMarkets/comments/2vagmj/smalltime_dealer_busted/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/SilkRoad/comments/2xp7tl/sr1_wisconsin_buyer_ryan_petersen_busted_july_2013/
Wrap up
And that wraps up this week's weekly roundup! Hope you enjoyed and again, I'm opened to any and all suggestions. I missed the previous week for the part and decided to just skip it and continue on. This edition is a bit more condensed as IRL stuff kept me busy and I wasn't as diligent on curating content during the week. As a result, I'm positive I missed quite a bit but hopefully captured enough interesting things to make this week's edition worthwhile.
And while I'm a mod on this sub, this post reflects my opinions and thoughts and in no way represents the opinions of the other mods at large - my disclaimer should I say something that doesn't sit well with someone, I don't want anyone else blamed for it. I hope this provides some entertainment or usefulness to the community at large. This community helped me immensely during my DNM discovery and I'm trying to return the favor.
Enjoy!
Edits
- Fixed link to Reddit donations to Tor and Erowid
- Added Gwern's list o' recent busts
Good recap mate, enjoying these weekly tidbits.
You may want to include that MAPS is also getting an 82k from Reddit donations :)