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Discussion => Newbie discussion => Topic started by: streetmodo on May 27, 2013, 02:16 pm

Title: $$ tied up w/ banned vendor
Post by: streetmodo on May 27, 2013, 02:16 pm
wanted to post here before opening a support ticket.

i placed an order w/ vendor 'good drugs' within escrow. i noticed lots of recent suspicious feedback, and now the vendor no longer has a profile. the order was marked in transit (but not actually shipped cuz i did not agree to FE), and now my $$ is tied up in escrow. do i have to wait 10 days to put this into resolution or is there a way for SR staff to expedite the return of this $$?
Title: Re: $$ tied up w/ banned vendor
Post by: Libertas on May 27, 2013, 02:21 pm
Quote from: streetmodo on May 27, 2013, 02:16 pm
wanted to post here before opening a support ticket.

i placed an order w/ vendor 'good drugs' within escrow. i noticed lots of recent suspicious feedback, and now the vendor no longer has a profile. the order was marked in transit (but not actually shipped cuz i did not agree to FE), and now my $$ is tied up in escrow. do i have to wait 10 days to put this into resolution or is there a way for SR staff to expedite the return of this $$?

Hi streetmodo,

The vendor 'good drugs' was suspended today for scamming and padding their own feedback. Kudos for staying in escrow! :) Regarding getting your money back, yes, you will have to wait until the resolution option becomes available to you and request a 100% refund. This refund will not affect your purchasing stats.

Libertas
Title: Re: $$ tied up w/ banned vendor
Post by: tshermit on May 27, 2013, 03:33 pm
good for you for not FE!
Title: Re: $$ tied up w/ banned vendor
Post by: ideologikal on May 30, 2013, 10:48 am
Can sellers really build up their OWN feedback? How?
Title: Re: $$ tied up w/ banned vendor
Post by: BenCaapi523 on May 30, 2013, 10:55 am
Quote from: ideologikal on May 30, 2013, 10:48 am
Can sellers really build up their OWN feedback? How?

I imagine they take some of the  bitcoin they still havent cashed out, and buy their own product, they keep the money and get more feedback
Title: Re: $$ tied up w/ banned vendor
Post by: barbequehax on May 30, 2013, 11:20 am
I think they just make a 0 BTC listing and buy that.
Title: Re: $$ tied up w/ banned vendor
Post by: Libertas on May 30, 2013, 12:45 pm
Vendors padding their feedback generally post a low priced listing, purchase them from any number of buyer accounts created for this purpose, then change the price of the item to make it look like a large number of people bought it and they look legit.

This is countered by the feedback score, however, which is determined by 'buyer weight'; you can read more about that here:

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

Libertas
Title: Re: $$ tied up w/ banned vendor
Post by: bitcoinqueen on June 01, 2013, 04:27 am
POINKY