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Discussion => Silk Road discussion => Topic started by: AnOn.edu on July 09, 2012, 04:07 am

Title: Newb's 1st SR transaction
Post by: AnOn.edu on July 09, 2012, 04:07 am
Greetings SR'ers!

I wanted to share my early (and very recent) SR experiences as I've seen a lot of posts by newbies who claim:
1. To have been ripped off
2. They're pissed because they're required to FE
3. They can't figure out how to get BitCoins
4. They don't trust this site or the vendors
5. They're scared about getting caught

If you're new to the road and you're worried about any of these issues, relax!  On my first SR order it took less than 2.5 days from when I had cash in my hand to when I received the products that I ordered.  The vendors I dealt with didn't require me to FE, the products I received were EXACTLY as advertised and there is no way for the transactions to be traced back to me.  My first order was in the last couple of months and I've done a few more since then.

Did I luck out? Am I a computer genius? Not at all! The wisdom and experience in these boards are amazing and you can find everything you need to know.  While there are quite a few vendors who require newbies to FE there are also a lot who don't.  Everything you need to get going on SR is right here, you just need to do a little basic research, that's it!  I've also noticed with the vendors that just being cool goes a long way.  Say "Thank you", make sure all communication is encrypted, and the big one - finalize your transaction AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THE GOODS.

I'm blown away by how cool and helpful so many people are here, and while there are definitely douche bags on the vendor side, I can't imagine how many there are on the buyers side.  For the most part we're all just trying to make this thing work and if you do a few of the most basic things this place does indeed work and actually works incredibly well.

Thanks to all of you who have gone before us FNG's. 
Title: Re: Newb's 1st SR transaction
Post by: MasterS on July 09, 2012, 04:11 am
Best first post I've seen in awhile. ^_^
Title: Re: Newb's 1st SR transaction
Post by: sdesu on July 09, 2012, 04:21 am
Best first post I've seen in awhile. ^_^

Agreed.

I'm glad to hear your first transaction was successful, AnOn.edu.
Here's to (hopefully) many more in the future!

sdesu
Title: Re: Newb's 1st SR transaction
Post by: magyar on July 09, 2012, 08:27 am
Did my first order last week, and my experience was pretty much the same as OP.  A bit of research on these forums and elsewhere, and it was all straightforward (except for struggling with PGP for about an hour but that was me being a bit dopey). A few minutes of paranoia of course when the postman was late. All in all one of the best online shopping experiences I've had.

Title: Re: Newb's 1st SR transaction
Post by: UKMJ on July 09, 2012, 08:36 am
It is good to read these posts, i am sure that many 1st time buys go well its just that on the forums people mainly come here to bitch when something goes wrong or is 'too hard/complex".

To guarantee a good experience in SR do some research and prepare to spend a little time setting up, after that it is simple.