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Discussion => Newbie discussion => Topic started by: The Invisible Man on June 09, 2013, 10:27 pm

Title: I placed my first order and was wondering.. do vendors refuse to sell to noobs?
Post by: The Invisible Man on June 09, 2013, 10:27 pm
any veteran feedback is welcome. thank you in advance. so happy to be here and taking every precaution to stay here.
Title: Re: I placed my first order and was wondering.. do vendors refuse to sell to noobs?
Post by: duty free on June 09, 2013, 10:50 pm
It depends on the vendor, really. Some seem to have no qualms about doing business with new buyers, while others prefer to deal only with buyers who have proven that they aren't likely to try and pull any fast ones.
Title: Re: I placed my first order and was wondering.. do vendors refuse to sell to noobs?
Post by: zandermanreturns on June 09, 2013, 10:53 pm
I placed my first order lastnight for some molly, hope all goes well for the both of us. This can be a bit overwhelming at times but i love it
Title: Re: I placed my first order and was wondering.. do vendors refuse to sell to noobs?
Post by: hchoman on June 09, 2013, 11:34 pm
I have been on SR now for about a month, so far 6 transactions with no problems. I think the important thing is to carefully read the vendor's page so you know how your order will go down.
Title: Re: I placed my first order and was wondering.. do vendors refuse to sell to noobs?
Post by: arananegro on June 10, 2013, 02:27 am
at the beginning i suggest dealing only with vendors that say on their profile dont require FE from anyone.. Once you build up stats then can buy from anyone and not have to FE
Title: Re: I placed my first order and was wondering.. do vendors refuse to sell to noobs?
Post by: The Invisible Man on June 10, 2013, 08:43 am
thanks for the feedback! the more I learn about all the layers of security t he more I like SR. anyone using pgp encryption? or just hanging it all out? I am going to have encryption up for my next order.
Title: Re: I placed my first order and was wondering.. do vendors refuse to sell to noobs?
Post by: BlackIris on June 10, 2013, 09:06 am
When I started and I had only very few purchases (less than 3) I usually always contacted the vendor by PM first to introduce myself and make them understand I was there to do legit business.

I personally think that if you do this and you are serious also with vendors that usually say they don't sell to newbies you will have no problems. The vendors that don't sell to newbies it is because of the fact that some new users are scam and some don't really know what they are doing and so they waste the vendor's time for nothing (as in asking how to obtain BTC etc.); if you prove you can handle yourself and you are serious they have absolutely no problem on making deals with you (and why should they?).
Title: Re: I placed my first order and was wondering.. do vendors refuse to sell to noobs?
Post by: The Invisible Man on June 10, 2013, 09:17 am
solid advice! thanks!
Title: Re: I placed my first order and was wondering.. do vendors refuse to sell to noobs?
Post by: SoAlone on June 10, 2013, 09:26 am
I've come across some vendors who say "I have no problem with a new buyer with low stats". Which is comforting.

Others want you to FE. - I did FE once, for Coke from Germany. It came, and it was goooooooooooooodd!!

Though I know I took a risk, either way you take a risk, right?

I mean, you could have 5 orders in, and the site could crash!

Or be taken down all together. - Better to be in escrow if possible, but if you have to risk it, make sure it's an amount you're willing to lose,

because it's always possible you will. The German vendor I used had over a years time, and a 97% feedback rating.
Title: Re: I placed my first order and was wondering.. do vendors refuse to sell to noobs?
Post by: The Invisible Man on June 10, 2013, 09:39 am
lol SoAlone. it was gooood!
Title: Re: I placed my first order and was wondering.. do vendors refuse to sell to noobs?
Post by: Fannytastic on June 10, 2013, 09:59 am
I personally am fine with noobs as you call them, just ask them to FE first.
If Vendors stats are trustworthy then no problem.

FT
Title: Re: I placed my first order and was wondering.. do vendors refuse to sell to noobs?
Post by: lifesucks on June 10, 2013, 10:05 am
I am a relative newbie too and I haven't been asked to FE on any of my transactions which have all been relatively low value. I think communication helps build relationships so introduce yourself first (I didn't but now I think about it that was maybe rude of me given my lack of stats at the time).
Title: Re: I placed my first order and was wondering.. do vendors refuse to sell to noobs?
Post by: labor99 on June 16, 2013, 10:53 am
Excellent post +1
Title: Re: I placed my first order and was wondering.. do vendors refuse to sell to noobs?
Post by: GregoryIssacs on June 18, 2013, 09:29 am
I've been asked to FE for my 1st buy, which I'm crossing fingers is cool since I have had excellent communication with the vendor and the vendor seemed the most legit after reading his profile.  I mean as legit as I can feel.   But yeah, if you're going to FE make sure it's an amount your comfortable with loosing, 'cause you never know,