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Can someone post the link to the thread where the admins pulled his account?  That gives me the slightest bit of tiny shiver of hope, though I'm sure it is for nothing.  That explanation at least makes more sense than a successful scam shutting itself down before it would make sense.  What conversations happened between the admins and the vendor that made them shut him down?  There hadn't even been enough time for packages to arrive and he was shut down already?  Seems like a precautionary move by SR staff maybe, and all hope is  not lost???  Link to more info please.

The thread you're looking for does not exist. What others are talking about was my statement that the vendor's account has been suspended whilst under investigation - specifically, until administrators find out the full story. However, given all of the available evidence to hand, I believe the chances are 'needle-in-a-haystack-inside-a-haybarn-surrounded-by-hayfields' small that his vending privileges will be reinstated.

Sorry folks, but anyone who FE'd has almost certainly lost their money. 
ALWAYS stay within the protection of escrow.

Libertas

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Yeah that is exactly what happened, i clicked on a link in a message that i received in my vendor account and entered my password, I was then asked for my pin which i did not provide, I then closed the link and have been unable to log on since, which i put down to the recent problems sr has been having recently, Thanks for the advice anyway.
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The fact that you did not give them your PIN may be your saving grace here, CrystalMethod uk. Other vendors have had their accounts cleaned out. Please make a thread in the main Silk Road discussion forum similar to the following in order to let your customers know what has happened:

http://dkn255hz262ypmii.onion/index.php?topic=158092.0
http://dkn255hz262ypmii.onion/index.php?topic=157748.0

It is important to note that any customers that placed orders but did not encrypt their addresses via PGP have now had their details compromised. You will have to let them know that. Not sure why the people currently in control of your account are requesting FE if they can't get the money out, but perhaps they're attempting to brute-force your PIN - I hope it is sufficiently complex!

In any case, Silk Road will NEVER ask you for your PIN, and any changes such as a vendor panel etc., were they to happen, would be signed with DPR's public key which you should ALWAYS verify.

Libertas

EDIT: scout got there before me!

Received a message from SR staff saying:
One or more of your shipments have not been confirmed in over 10 days . Please finalize any shipments that have arrived, or click "resolve" next to the ones that have not arrived. If you do nothing, your payment will be released to your vendor 17 days after your order was shipped.

Is this just a heads up on saying i only have a few days or should i be a bit more concerned. Don't want to really bug the seller till maybe a week or 5 days left to auto finalize.

Just wanted to throw this in, further to scout's response.

http://dkn255hz262ypmii.onion/wiki/index.php?title=Frequently_Asked_Questions#My_order_hasn.27t_arrived_or_it.27s_not_what_I_expected.

My order hasn't arrived or it's not what I expected.

If your order hasn't come after waiting 10 days, you should click "resolve" next to it on your orders page. This will put the order into resolution. Read all of the instructions in the Resolution Center, and try to come to an agreeable resolution with your vendor.

Placing your order into resolution early avoids a whole host of issues, among them the issue of a vendor expecting their payment on day 17 or before, only to find out at the last minute that the buyer has put the order into resolution so they will have to wait at least 5 days more.

Another reason to put the order into resolution after day 10 instead of at the last minute is in case there are site connectivity issues - if that were to happen, you risk having your order auto-finalise which would negatively impact your stats.

In any event, clicking the resolution button automatically extends the order time by 5 days and you can still finalise the order at any time by clicking 'finalise' - once you have received it, of course.

You can read more about the ordering process (including the resolution center process) here:
http://dkn255hz262ypmii.onion/wiki/index.php?title=The_ordering_process

Libertas

Jack - you realize I always read every one of your posts in my head in Clinton's voice? Fucking cracks me up every time

^This haha! SO much this!

I just tried to buy for the first time but on entering my pin i got a message saying it was wrong, i tried again and then tried my previous pin which didn't work either. At this point i went into the account settings and changed to a new pin I then logged back in using the new password i had set up and entered the new pin -I'm pretty much 100% certain that i entered it correctly but it didn't work.  After that I was locked out of the account for 72 hours. Could this be due to an error or am I going crazy here?

Hi Drumblue91,

Please see here:
http://dkn255hz262ypmii.onion/wiki/index.php?title=PIN

PIN

When you register an account on Silk Road, you must create a PIN. Your PIN is in addition to your login passphrase and is required when making a purchase, transferring funds, withdrawing funds, and when making important updates.

If you forget your PIN, you will have 5 chances to enter it correctly before it is locked. After your 5th unsuccessful try, you will be redirected to the homepage where you will be shown a message with the time remaining before you can unlock your PIN. After waiting for the allotted time, that message will turn into a link to a page where you can create a new PIN.

If you see this message, but you have not used your 5 PIN entry attempts, it could mean that someone else has gained access to your account and is trying to reset your PIN. If this is the case, you should change your password asap and change your PIN once the wait time is over.

Libertas