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Vendors don't arbitrarily report users unless there is a legitimate reason (attempt to scam, unjustified low feedback, etc). And there is a reason why Vendor's Roundtable is for VENDORS ONLY -- it allows us to blacklist detrimental users without them knowing so they can be stopped.

Vendors need to have recourse for these kind of lucrative scams, and the Vendor's Roundtable is the only way to fight against the scammers.

If you are an honest Silk Road customer, then you shouldn't have anything to worry about.

It should also be noted that buyer details are not posted anywhere, only usernames.

Libertas

How would you keep vendors out?
You can just create a new account, spam to 50 and shazaaam, you're a regular SR forum account guy/gal.
I think this forum IS the roundtable, as we can review vendors openly.  Vendors can defend themselves, but really it's the weight of many voices that will change opinions of a vendor, no matter how much they plead their innocence in scams, etc.
I understand why you want what you think you want, but I just don't see it being very effective.... I'm always reading stories about how such and such a person has been buying here and is opening a vendor account.  So it's pretty easy to think that many vendors are also buyers.

^This.

Thanks Libertas, I had already read that, was just checking for other ways.

I've been using SR for about a year (not the forums though until now) but I've never had to go into resolution. What are the chances of me getting all my money back? He seems to be getting loads of complaints over the last few days so that'll play into my favour if it comes down to it, right?

The administrator will take the account histories of both vendors into consideration. If they are getting a lot of complaint in the last few days then yes, that will most likely work in your favour. I'm afraid I can't tell you what your chances are of getting all your money back though as I have no access to the information that the administrator will be looking at.

Libertas

Well they messaged me 8 hours ago asking for the last deposit address and I immediately replied back, however my message is still unread.

Your response message is added to the end of the queue, unfortunately, but the Support delay times are being cut right down and everything should be back to normal in a week or so.

Libertas

is there a way to see the message that was sent to them when you placed the order?  so i can verify I didn't make any typo's in the address?

No, I'm afraid that is not possible. Your address should have been encrypted via PGP in any event.

Libertas

Hi Everyone,

I am new and I have learned a lot on these discussion boards. What a great community this is.

I am wondering if anyone can shed light on the significance of the ".to" part of a Tor address? Lately, I have been having some trouble getting to the forum. In iceweasel browser (using TAILS), I generally do a search for "silk road forums" and then click on the appropriate link. The address that comes up is "dkn255hz262ypmii.onion.to". But lately when I go there, I get the following error message: "onion.to
A connection to dkn255hz262ypmii.onion could not be established. Connection refused by destination host." I just discovered that I can still get to the forums if I lop off the ".to" part of the address.

Is the ".to" part of the address critical? Am I somehow unprotected if I access the forum in this way? In layman's terms, can anyone explain the significance of the ".to" extension?

Thank kindly,
-saidanddone

You're searching for the URL, and you're using onion.to?!?! Searching for the URL is a surefire way to get your account phished - there is only one Silk Road URL active at the moment and that is silkroadvb5piz3r.onion

Silk Road will never ask you for your PIN except for when you're buying something on your 'Cart' page. If you have ever logged in at a site other than silkroadvb5piz3r.onion then I would highly recommend that you change your passphrase and PIN immediately.

Regarding onion.to, by using that you are potentially revealing your login details to the operators of the onion.to proxy and should never be used to access either the Silk Road marketplace or the Silk Road forums.

Libertas

Ordered from a guy called CashMachine a few days ago who boasted 5 hour dispatches (I should've smelled bullshit right there). Because I was in a hurry I didn't check the forums first which are mostly bad reviews, but almost all the reviews on his vendor page were 5/5 so I thought he would be trustworthy and his prices were too good to be true (another sign I ignored). It's been quite a few days now and he still hasn't sent it. I've sent him some messages which he didn't reply to, but he has updated his page and added more listings. Since I ordered it seems like the guy has gone completely crazy, spouting on about masculinity instead of replying to customers and sending out packages.

I can't cancel the order for a while yet. Other people in the forums have said they wanted to cancel their order but he marked as in transit just before it was possible. One review said it was marked in transit for 6 days but the stamp had yesterday's postage date so CashMachine keeps addresses after SR deletes them (against the rules) and posts them out when he feels like it. Is there any way to cancel earlier than the 4 days rule? I just want to get out of this with my money and reputation intact.

Once it's 'in transit' there's no way to cancel then, right? I'm not sure if he will actually end up sending the order seeing as he is about to get a barrage of bad feedback anyway, he may as well just take the money and run. What are the chances of me getting my money back? I have decent stats and it seems he has a poor reputation on the forum but he's at 99% on SR so it could go either way if it goes to a resolve.

Any advice or thoughts on the situation?

Hi SlimeGuy,

There is no way to cancel an order earlier than 4 days. If it is marked 'in transit' and you do not receive it within 10 days, take it to resolution; please see the SR Wiki here:

http://dkn255hz262ypmii.onion/wiki/index.php?title=Frequently_Asked_Questions#Order_questions

Libertas

Please see the SR Wiki here - the Buyer's Guide should be read before you attempt to spend or purchase any Bitcoin on Silk Road:

http://dkn255hz262ypmii.onion/wiki/index.php?title=Buyer%27s_Guide#Getting_Bitcoins

Please note that, while there are many vendors offering to sell Bitcoins directly from this site, we are not set up to facilitate this and it is very easy to get scammed this way. Until we are set up for it, we recommend you get Bitcoins from a third-party exchange. If you do get scammed we will have no way to help you.

http://dkn255hz262ypmii.onion/wiki/index.php?title=Frequently_Asked_Questions#I_need_help_with_a_bitcoin_transaction_from_a_Silk_Road_vendor.

I need help with a bitcoin transaction from a Silk Road vendor.

Unfortunately we do not offer support for these kinds of transactions because we cannot hold your payment in escrow. If there is an issue, you'll have to work it out directly with your vendor.

Silk Road explicitly advises against using Bitcoin exchangers that operate here.

Libertas