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Discussion => Silk Road discussion => Topic started by: RustyTrombone on September 06, 2012, 10:18 pm

Title: Getting Started on Silk Road. Selling, shipping, payment, privacy, safety, etc?
Post by: RustyTrombone on September 06, 2012, 10:18 pm
The lure of money has got me coming back to this site. I have some items that arent worth anything in my area but seem to be pretty valuable on sr. I have a friend who has bought, not sold, items on sr and he has been bugging me to get on here. Buying items is one thing, but what about selling. What is and how do I use the pgp block? What about payment and bitcoins. I do not have use for bitcoins. I kind of understand how they work but I do not plan on buying anything from sr. What are the other payment potions that are safe. Cash is ideal for me. Are green dot money packs safe? Do I need to buy some bitcoins to set up a sellers account? I am stateside, what about shipping. Who do i use for shipping besides usps, ups, fed ex? How secure is it to use these carriers?
I assume I could keep reading through all the post and I will but I wanted to ask a few questions directly.
I will probably start by offering some low priced items like mushroom cultures and once I get some trustworthy feedback I will put some opana up. I might have to come up with  new nickname since rusty trombone isnt really a sellers name. I dont know.

Thanks
Title: Re: Getting Started on Silk Road. Selling, shipping, payment, privacy, safety, etc?
Post by: Tryptonite on September 06, 2012, 10:34 pm
All of the information that you asked is in the forums. I can't speak for all vendors, but I know that I have read the forums for many hours before I even felt comfortable becoming a vendor. Just read through them, but use your head & try to find the ones that are serious.
Title: Re: Getting Started on Silk Road. Selling, shipping, payment, privacy, safety, etc?
Post by: Shroomeister on September 07, 2012, 12:08 am
You have a "Long Road" ahead of you. You are severely misinformed at best on most of the things that you mentioned. I hope (for your sake) that you do a LOT of homework before you even think about vending anything.

Title: Re: Getting Started on Silk Road. Selling, shipping, payment, privacy, safety, etc?
Post by: RustyTrombone on September 07, 2012, 12:15 am
Name more than one thing that i am Severely Misinformed about. I stated no facts or implied any facts. So how am I misinformed?
Title: Re: Getting Started on Silk Road. Selling, shipping, payment, privacy, safety, etc?
Post by: Shroomeister on September 07, 2012, 12:21 am
no information is the wrong information = misinformation.

Even thinking about any other currency = terrible misinformation

not even beginning to know what PGP is or "pgp block" as you call it = misinformation

"what other payments options are safe?" ..... NONE.

like I said you have a lot to learn. I wish you the best, but as I said...its a long road ahead (pun intended)

Start with the SR wiki. Then move to the forums search feature.
Title: Re: Getting Started on Silk Road. Selling, shipping, payment, privacy, safety, etc?
Post by: drdroopy on September 07, 2012, 12:24 am
as Tryptonite  said 95% of all your answers are on the forums, and then some....I did a lot of reading, i mean a lot before i started buying on the road, and i still do research before ordering a new product or ordering from a new vendor

Couple basic pointers

Use PGP for sensitive correspondence

Never FE

Only use BC on the road, never do a side deal with alternate currency

Research every buyer before making purchases, check the vendors page, and the vendors forum thread

If you feel somethings wrong don't take the chance!!
Title: Re: Getting Started on Silk Road. Selling, shipping, payment, privacy, safety, etc?
Post by: RustyTrombone on September 07, 2012, 02:25 am
Shroomeister, you are an idiot. But I get it. You are worried I will be hurting your business with 10 dollar spore ans culture syringes. Its cool. I will not step on your feet.
Title: Re: Getting Started on Silk Road. Selling, shipping, payment, privacy, safety, etc?
Post by: Shroomeister on September 07, 2012, 02:33 am
Shroomeister, you are an idiot. But I get it. You are worried I will be hurting your business with 10 dollar spore ans culture syringes. Its cool. I will not step on your feet.

I am the idiot?
Yes.
 I AM the idiot that knows how to use PGP.
I am the idiot that knows how to search the forums.
I am the idiot that wrote this:
http://dkn255hz262ypmii.onion/index.php?topic=39346.msg438021#msg438021
...just to help smart people like you.

#1 I do not sell spore syringes, I sell spore prints (I am the idiot)
#2 I have NEVER sold a SINGLE one on SR. (good luck with that as your business model)
Title: Re: Getting Started on Silk Road. Selling, shipping, payment, privacy, safety, etc?
Post by: Tryptonite on September 07, 2012, 02:34 am
What about me? I could care less about your $10 spores, but Shroomeister is completely right about all that he said! Vendors that aren't prepared never last. Good luck to you.
Title: Re: Getting Started on Silk Road. Selling, shipping, payment, privacy, safety, etc?
Post by: RustyTrombone on September 07, 2012, 03:13 am
Prepared for what? How long do I need to last. I just want to get rid of a couple hundred op and move on.
Title: Re: Getting Started on Silk Road. Selling, shipping, payment, privacy, safety, etc?
Post by: Mashman on September 07, 2012, 03:33 am
An coming on here being confrontational when people are trying to help you aint gonna get you very far. You coulda just lost customers by boyin people off.
Customer service yo.
Title: Re: Getting Started on Silk Road. Selling, shipping, payment, privacy, safety, etc?
Post by: nabisco on September 07, 2012, 08:41 pm
Have you looked at the sticky under security?

The Complete All-in-One Guide on How to Anonymously Use Silk Road  http://dkn255hz262ypmii.onion/index.php?topic=15383.0    That Is a good place to start reading.
Title: Re: Getting Started on Silk Road. Selling, shipping, payment, privacy, safety, etc?
Post by: painbow on September 08, 2012, 04:33 pm
Most of information is pretty easy to learn like using bitcoins and PGP encryption.

As a vendor, the hard part would be learning about discrete shipping techniques and converting bitcoins back into cash without trace.
Title: Re: Getting Started on Silk Road. Selling, shipping, payment, privacy, safety, etc?
Post by: nosaj_thing on September 08, 2012, 07:19 pm
this guy can't be serious....
Title: Re: Getting Started on Silk Road. Selling, shipping, payment, privacy, safety, etc?
Post by: jameslink2 on September 08, 2012, 08:14 pm
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What is and how do I use the pgp block?

You use the pgp block with PGP. That is simple enough.
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What about payment and bitcoins. I do not have use for bitcoins. I kind of understand how they work but I do not plan on buying anything from sr. What are the other payment potions that are safe. Cash is ideal for me. Are green dot money packs safe?

SR Does not permit any payment that is not bitcoin and it is not safe taking any payment other than bitcoin.

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Do I need to buy some bitcoins to set up a sellers account?

Yes you do, about $150 worth just to open the account
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I am stateside, what about shipping. Who do i use for shipping besides usps, ups, fed ex?

Dont trust anything other than USPS

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How secure is it to use these carriers?

See above

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Shroomeister, you are an idiot. But I get it. You are worried I will be hurting your business with 10 dollar spore ans culture syringes. Its cool. I will not step on your feet.

Shroomister is anything but an idiot, he is a smart and well vetted vendor who takes care of his customers.

I, on the other hand, am the biggest spore vendor on SR and your $10 spore syringes don't bother me. The reason they dont bother me is that anyone can make a print, however making a clean print, syringe or culture takes time and talent, mess one batch up and you loose your cred on SR. Remember, everyone who buys from you can rate you for service and if a spore syringe is contaminated they will make sure to let everyone know!

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Prepared for what? How long do I need to last. I just want to get rid of a couple hundred op and move on.

Not sure what op is but if you are referring to a couple of hundred prints or syringes, then you are in for a surprise. It should not take more than 4 or 5 years to move a couple of hundred prints.

All in all what you sell is irrelevant, sell used condoms for all I care. You are starting and running a business. Building a business takes time, effort, and an eye to the needs of your customers. I have said it before and will say it again, SR is not a GET RICH QUICK SCHEME. Dont expect to hop on and dump a bunch of stuff cheep then disappear. The customers of SR want quality and to be comfortable that the vendor knows what he is doing and will not get them busted.