AlphaBay: Should have listened when people said AlphaBay is a scam site

Long story short, I had been using Agora happily till it was shut down and had to move to AlphaBay for the product i required because similar product was not available elsewhere (Abraxas/Nucleus). After communicating with the seller i made my purchase worth USD 321.49 on 10 September 2015, left my address as buyer notes which was encrypted using the Public PGP key the seller provided. Never got the order after waiting for 10 days out of which 7 were business days, the auto finalize was going to trigger in 14 days from the date of purchase. So i placed order dispute on 13th day from the date of purchase to stop the escrow amount from finalizing. A mod on AlphaBay called BigMuscles was assigned to my dispute (Dispute #296282) on 24 September 2015. I gave all relevant proofs pertaining to my dispute. The mod without even responding to the dispute closed the dispute in favour of the seller on 26 September 2015. I tried contacting senior mod and the BigMuscles but never got any response from them. An expensive lesson learned, won't recommend anyone to buy anything off from AlphaBay. Proof: http://ibin.co/2HHKiingY9JQ


Comments


[17 Points] octomarvel:

Paging /u/trappy_pandora


[13 Points] None:

Abraxas ftw. Chances are you'll be able to find almost anything now that so many vendors set up shop after agora went down


[10 Points] None:

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[6 Points] evo_life22:

I finally caved and tried AlphaBAy even after hearing all these horror stories and same deal...no show, tried to dispute and mod didn't ask for tracking, nothing, I just lost the dispute apparently. Fuck alphabay


[5 Points] theevoinsider:

i think the issue is that alpha02 (or desnake or whatever) picked poor people to be moderators, instead of picking people who would be good at the job they picked people to further advance the culture of alphabay itself, thats why they chose some idiots that run Russian carding sites, theyve got no moderatory experience, English isnt there first or even second language, they have not had to deal with buyers before etc


[3 Points] None:

How long have you waited? AB won't respond until final shipping day passes. AB isn't a scam site per say, they aren't making money off that transaction in case you were wondering.


[3 Points] throwathrowanz:

So over AlphaBay right now, hope this gets sorted for you OP


[3 Points] _BobaFet:

WTF, you opened dispute and it was closed in 2 days! That seems reasonable!

I am still waiting almost a month now and no one is resolving my dispute. I have submitted all proof two times now, and I am really getting sick of waiting, messaging admin and trappy, and getting no replies......... u/trappy_pandora


[2 Points] SlothOnRoids:

I find I like Abraxas way better.


[2 Points] 44fourfour:

yeah this vendor who underweighted all the ounces including mine, only 1.4g under though. But AB FE approved this guy like wtf is up here everyone in the feedback says its underweight and i didnt even make feeback yet

http://pwoah7foa6au2pul.onion/user.php?id=109149


[2 Points] zipppy269:

Why do people not seem to get the fact that these sites are I hate to say it, not legitimate markets... shock .... Basically assume that, unless seller is reputable (even then be wary) that you probably will get scammed it will make you far more aware about the smaller details that you need to protect yourself, there are vendors that have privatized themselves to avoid the ordeal with the markets for the reason as it's untrustworthy. Just be careful, this is not an online supermarket. It is shady, amazing that it exists don't get me wrong but still man be careful, plus a dispute will get you laughed at. Legally there's nothing you can do to get back at these people accept you've been had, move on. We've all been there bud xox This should be covered on dnm for noobs though :S


[2 Points] fuckcarders:

We know the site is run by carders. People are fucking crazy to use this site. It's not a matter of if but a matter of when.


[1 Points] rabbit_hole_diver:

i just keep hearing nothing but bad things about alpha bay. i wouldnt use that place ever.


[1 Points] DarkC0de101:

TeamDarkc0de™ #OpAlpha: Boycotting Alphabay

Join #OpAlpha and revolt against the new leaders of the market.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AlphaBay/comments/3zt5zy/update_teamdarkc0de_top_12_alphabay_carding/

They are hiding under a wave of "phishing" to steal money from the poorest of the poor...

Boycott AB, Until they change the situation and stop robbing us.


[0 Points] TiredDogg:

This doesn't mean it's a scam site dude


[-5 Points] notrecane:

Alphabay should just develop a thick skin to all this reddit FUD. If they cave in to every bit of FUD on reddit they will do themselves more harm than if they just ignored it.

OP, with all due respect, that was your first order on the account, the vendor has good feedback and you are the only one who left a negative. So the most likely thing in that situation is there is a problem with your drop or you are a scam buyer. The mod it seems made an appropriate decision. Placing a large order like that, first time ever with a new vendor is not normal user behavior, nor is it sensible.