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Hey, I'm not planning on firing up a business any time soon, if ever. Like I said, I'm just throwing it out there. While this is the "wild wild West" now, it won't stay that way. I remember getting on the "internet' for the first time in late '94; it was crude, disorganized, and kind of strange. Terms like "e-commerce" were virtually unheard of, and few companies had websites. I think a lot of people viewed it as a curiosity that wouldn't last.

With so much government intrusion already in place, and more coming soon with no end in sight, I see more legitimate business migrating this way. Those with the foresight to see ahead will do well.

You are just throwing it out there, that's fine. I'm simply addressing the issues with what you proposed and how those issues relate to Silk Road and this community.

Libertas

I'm new to the roads and have some great products to offfer, but I can't  seem to figure it out. Sorry in advance if this is a stupid question.

Hi Dr.Deemz,

You will find all the information tthat you need to get up and running on the Silk Road Wiki:

http://dkn255hz262ypmii.onion/wiki/index.php?title=Frequently_Asked_Questions#Vendor_questions
http://dkn255hz262ypmii.onion/wiki/index.php?title=Seller%27s_Guide

Before purchasing a vendor account, do your research in the Shipping and Security forums to ensure your customers are kept safe.

As for the vendor account itself, you must pay a $500 bond which is refundable when the terms of said bond are met. You can read more about that here:

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

Libertas

Just had a buyer saying they were short 0.05BTC to make a purchase. So we came to agreement and I sent over the 0.05 being the trustful idiot I am and now he/she says still 0.02 short. I made custom listing and added free postage and arranged for FE and reduced total price by $6. Now Ive got no no response back from this person and been ripped for 0.05BTC which is about $7 around about.

Any Buyer by name "misfit7" is a scammer. probably doing this all day and collecting BTC from vendors promising to make puchase but collecting enough out of them all to go buy some smack or meth.
Vendors beware!!

Why didn't you just create a Gift Code for 0.05 BTC that was only redeemable to your store?

Libertas

I posted a general topic about escrow; not SR specific. I am new around here and have explored some other vendor sites where the escrow/dispute resolution processes seem to be imperfect at best with a lot of complaints. Just spitballing the idea of a service that would perhaps arbitrate/mediate disputes with complete anonymity and without the need for product specifics. And of course, any lawyer contemplating this would need to remain anonymous as well.

I guess the mods hold us to a different standard.

I locked your thread because:

A) Sales are not permitted without a vendor account, and all sales must go through the Silk Road ordering system, thus automatically going through escrow.

B) Sales are not permitted on the forums, full stop. In order to have a need of making use of an external escrow service, the member interested would have to be making a trade outside of the Silk Road ordering system which is not permitted (refer to point A).

C) As you would, by your own admission, be remaining anonymous, there would nothing preventing you from a 'cut and run' should you amass enough Bitcoin in this "escrow" account.

D) Stating that it would be "run by a couple of American lawyers with decades of experience in both civil and criminal law (on the state and federal level) including mediating and/or arbitrating disputes that might arise" was, in my opinion, done in order to add an air of legitimacy and encourage trust in what would most likely turn into a scam, presuming that it is not one from the get-go. If you would be remaining anonymous then it would be pointless to state that as it is entirely unverifiable.

It is not a question of "morals", it is a question of whether or not this would be a legitimate undertaking and whether it is needed. Due to how it would be set up, I formed the opinion that it would be neither.

If you wish to offer an escrow service, feel free to go to bitcointalk.org and present the idea there. I can guarantee, however, that you will be laughed off the forum before your second post on the matter. We - the moderators - are here to protect this community, and that is what I am doing here.

Libertas

I'd just also like to add that there IS malware out there that specifically targets Bitcoin addresses being copied to your clipboard. When you then paste what you think is your address into a target address field it will actually paste an entirely different Bitcoin address and the BTC will be sent there instead. Please check the first 3, middle 3 and last 3 digits everytime you paste your Bitcoin address somewhere to ensure that it is indeed the same as the address you copied.

I'm not saying that's what happened here, I just want to let people know. You should also fully secure your computer and run intensive anti-malware scans if this ever happens to you, or even if you think it may have been a possibility. A strong anti-virus (I personally use Avira when I'm using a Windows OS) is also essential.

Libertas

Thanks, Libertas.  I was going to say the same thing, but it tends to come across better when you're the one saying it!  lol