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Discussion => Silk Road discussion => Topic started by: shonuff5 on January 14, 2012, 03:08 pm

Title: Is this site just a huge scam site...
Post by: shonuff5 on January 14, 2012, 03:08 pm
just like all the other "promise to deliver you drugs" sites? I mean real talk, is this shit legit?
Title: Re: Is this site just a huge scam site...
Post by: sicklikesaddam on January 14, 2012, 03:13 pm
I can 100000000000% say that the stuff you can buy here is real. Most of it up there with the best you will find because its an open market which you dont really get irl as the chance to compare different products and prices isnt as easy.

Like anything, be careful though, there are scammers out there. Read the feedback, read the forums and go with tried and tested vendors. Alternatively, buy small and cheap and help the new vendors get off the ground but at the same time minimizing risk.
 :)
Title: Re: Is this site just a huge scam site...
Post by: awesome1126 on January 14, 2012, 03:14 pm
Yes, most vendors are legit. It's up to you to uphold the other end of the deal and keep things secure on your end.
Title: Re: Is this site just a huge scam site...
Post by: Reece on January 14, 2012, 03:15 pm
Yes, "this shit" is legitimate. Do not go out of Escrow and buy from well reputable dealers and you'll receive a good quality product.
Title: Re: Is this site just a huge scam site...
Post by: tordemon on January 14, 2012, 07:31 pm
Definitely not a scam. This is, afaik, the only website that isn't a scam on the deep web, now that OVDB is down. (I don't have TFM access.) However, within this website that isn't a scam, there can be some scammers since essentially anybody can list products if they want to pay for a vendor's account. Like the other guy said, escrow is your friend, and trusted sellers are your friends. While you can be scammed, it's hard to be if you are careful.
Title: Re: Is this site just a huge scam site...
Post by: czxtvr on January 18, 2012, 03:33 pm
All I can say is be careful or you will get scammed...
Title: Re: Is this site just a huge scam site...
Post by: doublemint on January 18, 2012, 06:51 pm
Honestly, only careless people get scammed. Don't make stupid/careless choices and you'll be fine.
Title: Re: Is this site just a huge scam site...
Post by: jewfro on January 18, 2012, 09:44 pm
AW FUCK, YOU GOT US >:C
Title: Re: Is this site just a huge scam site...
Post by: tordemon on January 18, 2012, 11:48 pm
The site itself is 100% legit; some of the people on it are not.
Title: Re: Is this site just a huge scam site...
Post by: rusty on January 19, 2012, 12:27 am
Just don't finalize early.
Title: Re: Is this site just a huge scam site...
Post by: Aoth14 on January 19, 2012, 05:25 am
Scum do exist in the SR realm, as with everywhere. Spend plenty of time on the forums before ever funding your account. Plenty to learn, some obvious, some not so much. Stick with the very top sellers until you are VERY familiar with the way things work here.

Title: Re: Is this site just a huge scam site...
Post by: BigBill6778 on March 06, 2012, 01:30 am
yes best shop on the web look around and see all the post of top sellers and best rated some people are scammers but use common sense
Title: Re: Is this site just a huge scam site...
Post by: anton on March 06, 2012, 03:17 pm
You can get scammed on this site. congratulations on finding the forums, you have just saved yourself at least one expensive lesson!
Title: Re: Is this site just a huge scam site...
Post by: cacoethes on March 07, 2012, 01:41 am
It's legit.

Tips for not getting scammed, and ensuring your orders make it to your mailbox:

1) Don't rely on vendor feedback alone.  Use the forums to research the vendors you plan to use.

2) Keep your orders domestic if possible,  Having to go through customs greatly increases the odds of your package getting intercepted.

3) Use a real address, and a real name associated with that address.

4) Be patient.  It takes time to acquire bitcoins, and shipping isn't always as fast as we'd like it, either.  Some vendors will require you, as a new buyer to finalize early.  Some won't.  Choose your vendors wisely, based on the buzz in the forums.
Title: Re: Is this site just a huge scam site...
Post by: BenJesuit on March 07, 2012, 02:41 am
Once he goes through the trouble of getting bitcoins and learning PGP, he'll know this is serious business.

And with all the other advice, if he follows it, he'll be giggling like a school girl when he gets his first order in the mail.
Title: Re: Is this site just a huge scam site...
Post by: CocaColaClassic on March 07, 2012, 03:01 am
I almost take the site for granted now.....its hard to believe only 2 months ago I was visiting the not so nice areas of town, had no idea exactly what I was getting, and it would take 2 hrs round trip (with the inevitable wait on the F2F vendor).   I can't imagine not having this site now.

This is clearly a world wide market with no "base country".  So while LE may stir things up periodically and/or sproradically, it is virtually impossible to shut down the extent of this market or at least the idea.  I believe in the statement early on with SR, this genie is out of the bottle.  Regardless of whether it is SR or someone else, this take on  eBay is here to stay!

Title: Re: Is this site just a huge scam site...
Post by: czxtvr on March 07, 2012, 04:11 am
If you feel like it's a scam then don't participate,,,,
Title: Re: Is this site just a huge scam site...
Post by: BenJesuit on March 07, 2012, 04:20 am
I almost take the site for granted now.....its hard to believe only 2 months ago I was visiting the not so nice areas of town, had no idea exactly what I was getting, and it would take 2 hrs round trip (with the inevitable wait on the F2F vendor).   I can't imagine not having this site now.

This is clearly a world wide market with no "base country".  So while LE may stir things up periodically and/or sproradically, it is virtually impossible to shut down the extent of this market or at least the idea.  I believe in the statement early on with SR, this genie is out of the bottle.  Regardless of whether it is SR or someone else, this take on  eBay is here to stay!

100% with you there brother. 100%. It's like a life changing experience. Or a dream I hope I don't wake up from.
Title: Re: Is this site just a huge scam site...
Post by: Gary Oak on March 07, 2012, 08:26 am
100% with you there brother. 100%. It's like a life changing experience. Or a dream I hope I don't wake up from.

No matter what conflict SR runs into, it'll definitely have my support! That's for sure!  ;D Me and my sister were blown away when we opened our first package together.