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Getting tired of tracking down all these bitcoin transfer threads yet Libertas?? Lol you mods are committed Ill tell ya.

I've gone through 12 cups of coffee in the past 40 minutes, put it that way.

Quote from: Libertas on May 06, 2013, 08:52 pm

Quote from: scoooby on May 06, 2013, 08:40 pm

The other day I sent some funds to myself using Tor's Instawallet, which seemed fine & stable, I created a wallet & saved the URL, then sent the funds to the address. After not receiving the funds for about two days, I realized that every time I refreshed the page or visited it, the wallet URL stayed the same, but, the BTC address changed every fucking time.. Not sure if it's a site glitch or a scam. I emailed their support email & received no reply (as expected). Anybody have any advice here? I'm pretty sure there's not anything I can do, but I figured I'd give it a go.

"Tor's Instawallet"? Do you mind PMing me the link so I can check which site you are talking about? If it is Torwallet then yes, that has been outed as being a scam.

Libertas

Sorry, I'm stupid.
But, I PM'd ya the link.

Not at all, everybody's new here once! Unfortunately it would seem that the site you linked me to is indeed a scam.

To warn others, the site in question is:

http://3rlqkicvauds47ch.onion

Warning to all: do NOT use this service. They are piggybacking on Instawallet's name, and it is a scam. Instawallet do not have a presence on the onion network.

I hope you didn't lose too much scoooby.

Libertas

So earlier this morning (east coast US) I transferred BTC into my SR account but before I did I clicked on get a new address to change from the previous deposit address I had used. It gave me the new one and I transferred with no issues. Last time I transferred BTC into SR after about 6 or 7 confirmations on the BTC network it showed up into my account. Its been a few hours and theres been about 25 confirmations on the transfer but it still hasn't shown up. Now I know sometimes it takes a few hours so I'm not too worried yet but I didn't know if it was common once you get a new address to deposit to that it takes longer then usual or if there has been other issues since the DOS attack with BTC now showing up in accounts. Any info would help, till then just patiently waiting for those coins!

*EDIT*- Also, I checked my account history and theres no record of a deposit yet, if it makes a difference.

Hi musichighlife,

Getting a new address doesn't change anything regarding the length of time it takes to receive a deposit so no need to worry.

Deposits do currently seem to be experiencing slight delays but your Bitcoin should reach you within 24 hours from the time you sent them. If they do not, you can contact SR Support on the main site:

silkroadvb5piz3r.onion/help

Your account history won't show a deposit until it actually arrives at your account.

Locking this as resolved.

Libertas

By the "site working better than it has in months", clearly I'm referring to the effort required to get the site to load, and how quickly the pages respond.

I'm not referring to the back-end interfaces that the road relies on to function. The "site" is clearly the front-end HTTP platform. Which is what was under attack. And which is now working fine. So to try to allege that the problems with the block chain may be "because the site is under attack still" is, bottom line, misinformed at best, straight up retarded nonsense at worse.

You can try to argue with me, but it's pretty unbecoming for a "moderator" to engage in an argument over semantics.

I'm not arguing with you, friendlyoutlaw, I'm stating the facts of the matter. If you have been a member here for any significant amount of time you will know that the time period for Bitcoin being credited to user accounts varies.

"Misinformed" or "retarded nonsense", you are entitled to your prerogative on the matter. Please do consider the fact that Silk Road runs deposits through a tumbler before asserting your opinion that there is an issue with the Road's interface to the blockchain. A significant chunk of the people posting about delays and possible issues stems from them checking their deposits on blockchain.info and thinking - from what they can see there - that their Bitcoin is arriving at their account then being withdrawn. They fail to take the SR tumbler into account when they see this occurring and start to worry.

I'm finished conversing with you on the matter; I've explained the situation and the steps that need to be taken to remedy it if the funds do not arrive within 24 hours of sending them.

If a significant number of people are still having issues after that 24 hour period, I will report it up the chain.
That should satisfy you whilst also giving the system time to do what it does.

Libertas

The site is not currently slow or under attack. In fact, the site is working better now than it has in months.

I understand you guys must spout the party line, but mark my words, there will turn out to be a problem that DPR has to push through manually to fix. Been down this road before.

I'm simply trying to strongly suggest that you guys nudge him and let him know the natives are getting restless, because regardless of what you think of my condescension, I actually do know what I'm talking about.

The site is being worked on; neither you nor I have any idea of what is going on behind the scenes, therefore it is naive to suggest that the site is working better now than it has in months, and as a result, there may be  some issues which might cause deposits to be slower than usual.

If there is a problem with deposits then DPR will be alerted to that fact. As it currently stands, there are no problems with deposits, they are simply taking a little longer than they normally do - which is not unprecedented.

I'm not arguing with you, I'm just pointing out that there _is_ an issue with the road's interface to the block chain, and that this isn't a simple thing that will correct itself on its own if we wait long enough. Vendors seeing money leave their account when it shouldn't, consumers not seeing deposits (I'm at almost 60 confirmations now, BTW)...it's simply not an issue with delay, something is broken.

If you're trying to say, "Yes, something is probably broken, but don't freak out, DPR will log in sometime in the next 10-12 hours and fix it, please don't submit support tickets until you've waited 24 hours", that has some validity and isn't something I would disagree with. But that's what you should say, not "don't worry things are just slow."

The vendor that saw money leaving their account when it shouldn't has been in contact with me and we have determined that it was most likely the vendor's confusion about how auto-withdraw works. The other vendor that claims his money disappeared was likely the victim of a phishing attempt, or has another angle here.

You say that the site is working better now than it has in months, then contradict that assertion by stating that there are problems and "something is broken".

It is becoming apparent that your stating "I actually do know what I'm talking about" was perhaps a little premature.

Libertas

I am not seeing my deposit and it has already 20 something confirmations. It has never taken this long before and lately it is just crazy. I love that when I finally feel the site is stable again I decide to dump a few thousand onto SR to make a purchase and guess what it does not show up... I just want my money back, thats it... Is mgmt aware of this and doing something to fix it? I know someone said it takes 24 hours, but it has never taken more than 3 since the day I started using SR. And the login screens look fishy, sometimes with only 3 numbers in the captcha image....

Hi subsrgood,

As stated, it can take up to 24 hours for deposits to reach your Silk Road account. I understand you being worried because it has never taken more than 3 hours for you before, but I have transferred almost $20,000 to my buyer account over my time on Silk Road and it has taken anywhere from 20 minutes to 20 hours for the Bitcoin to be received.

20 confirmations is roughly 3 hours and 12 minutes (with a new block currently being mined roughly every 9.6 minutes) so until it reaches 150 confirmations (24 hours) there is no cause for concern.

As I mentioned in my previous post, if you do not receive your Bitcoin within 24 hours of having sent them then you can contact SR Support on the main site using the link in the bottom right hand corner of any page.

Regarding the 3 digit captcha, it is fine and normal; you can read more on that here:

http://dkn255hz262ypmii.onion/index.php?topic=156229.msg1093971#msg1093971

Libertas

EDIT: Thank you for clarifying, scout.

Hey! I hope this is the correct place to post.  I ordered from a well known vendor Thursday. The order is still processing and they have not logged on in 3 days. What should I do? I would like to order from someone else if they are not shipping anytime soon. No indication of delays on there profile either.

Thanks in advance.

Hi Stillfromny30,

This is indeed the correct place to post if you're having issues.

Once the order has been processing for 7 days you will have the option of cancelling your order. A vendor usually has 4 days in which to process and ship your order from the date you place it, though this has been upped to 7 days due to the recent downtime to allow vendors to catch up on orders.

You can read more about the ordering process here:

http://dkn255hz262ypmii.onion/wiki/index.php?title=The_ordering_process

When the option to cancel becomes available, simply click it and your Bitcoin will be refunded to you. Please note that if the order was hedged then you will receive back what you paid minus the 4% hedging fee.

You can read more about hedging here:

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

Thread locked as resolved.

Libertas

hey all i would love to hear from some of the members on how to become a seller on sr , more intrested in safety advice on how to be invisable online , programs to use , internet access etc etc

Hi blingbling,

If you're interested in vending then please read all the topics on the Silk Road Wiki in their entirety - they will answer most of the questions you might have and you NEED to know everything that's written in them:

http://dkn255hz262ypmii.onion/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page

For security, do your research in the security forum here:

http://dkn255hz262ypmii.onion/index.php?board=3.0

Libertas