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Discussion => Off topic => Topic started by: powersmoke on August 02, 2013, 05:53 am

Title: I have a serious WTF??-- mods/admins please comment
Post by: powersmoke on August 02, 2013, 05:53 am
I logged on today, and found one of my favorite, long term, go-to vendors is missing. Not just missing, but fucking GONE...
Not found on the forums, nothing available on the site, just nothing.
 I have numerous orders from this vendor, as do many many others--and EVERY single one was PERFECT. Additionally, the vendor was extremely knowledgeable about his products, their use, and was always available to offer tips and harm prevention assistance.
 Further more--i found a old post where someone actually was trying to get some sort of award last year-- "Vendor of the Year" or something, for this vendor....

Knowing all of this, i am truly disturbed, and more than a little worried by this sudden disappearance.  And I do mean SUDDEN --as in, i looked at his listing last night, to purchase today.
So, I got a major case of the What the Fucks....

I witnessed two separate and unrelated events this week on the forums, caused by a bullshit customer, that ended with well respected and liked vendors suddenly losing their account and privileges. I'm speaking specifically of the situations of both FiveStar and BruceCampbell.
Had these events not taken place on the forum, in full view, its very possible that no one would have ever know what happened to these vendors--other than they were gone the next day.

So my point is, to anyone and everyone---
Where the hell is Hatter26???
What the hell happened? 
What would cause a vendor with ZERO complaints, a vendor that is well respected by vendors and buyers alike, and someone a lot of vendors could learn a thing or two about service from,  to disappear OVERNIGHT???
I think most of his customers know he has a habit of going into stealth frequently, to catch up on orders, or if there is an issue with the site, or things like that.
As far as i can tell, this aint the case today.
He's simply GONE.
WHY??? 
Title: Re: I have a serious WTF??-- mods/admins please comment
Post by: cirrus on August 02, 2013, 06:31 am
I haven't actually heard of that vendor before, but usually if they're gone it is due to one of two possibilities:

1) they were caught breaking a rule and were demoted - in which case going to their vendor profile would take you to a message composition page, or
2) they requested that their account be deleted.

Also, just checked on the forum and there really hasn't been any mention of that vendor recently.  His forum account has also been deleted, but his posts have not, which implies that he deleted his own forum account.

Title: Re: I have a serious WTF??-- mods/admins please comment
Post by: powersmoke on August 02, 2013, 06:55 am
I haven't actually heard of that vendor before, but usually if they're gone it is due to one of two possibilities:

1) they were caught breaking a rule and were demoted - in which case going to their vendor profile would take you to a message composition page, or
2) they requested that their account be deleted.

Also, just checked on the forum and there really hasn't been any mention of that vendor recently.  His forum account has also been deleted, but his posts have not, which implies that he deleted his own forum account.

So no suspension/revocation by the powers-that-be??
I mean, he literally had listing up at like 2:30 this morning. I looked at them specifically myself, for something to purchase today.
As far as the forums, i do know he said during the DOS event a while back that he got a little paranoid about the way the site was up and down, with crazy log-ins etc, and said he planned to stay low key for a while.
Other than that, hell, I sent him a pm like a week ago about a listing, and everything was cool...
Title: Re: I have a serious WTF??-- mods/admins please comment
Post by: cirrus on August 02, 2013, 06:57 am
So no suspension/revocation by the powers-that-be??
I mean, he literally had listing up at like 2:30 this morning. I looked at them specifically myself, for something to purchase today.
As far as the forums, i do know he said during the DOS event a while back that he got a little paranoid about the way the site was up and down, with crazy log-ins etc, and said he planned to stay low key for a while.
Other than that, hell, I sent him a pm like a week ago about a listing, and everything was cool...

I'm not sure if he was banned - you'd need to ask customer support on the main site because we don't have access to that info here on the forums. 
Title: Re: I have a serious WTF??-- mods/admins please comment
Post by: powersmoke on August 02, 2013, 07:03 am
So no suspension/revocation by the powers-that-be??
I mean, he literally had listing up at like 2:30 this morning. I looked at them specifically myself, for something to purchase today.
As far as the forums, i do know he said during the DOS event a while back that he got a little paranoid about the way the site was up and down, with crazy log-ins etc, and said he planned to stay low key for a while.
Other than that, hell, I sent him a pm like a week ago about a listing, and everything was cool...

I'm not sure if he was banned - you'd need to ask customer support on the main site because we don't have access to that info here on the forums.

gotcha.
Was kinda hoping someone might chime in and clear this up.
It would sure suck to loose a vendor of that caliber.
Title: Re: I have a serious WTF??-- mods/admins please comment
Post by: cirrus on August 02, 2013, 07:25 am
I'll ask around some and see if anyone higher up knows anything.
Title: Re: I have a serious WTF??-- mods/admins please comment
Post by: BruceCampbell on August 02, 2013, 07:28 am
Is hatter the dude with the filter opana and heroin vials?

Title: Re: I have a serious WTF??-- mods/admins please comment
Post by: cirrus on August 02, 2013, 07:30 am
Is hatter the dude with the filter opana and heroin vials?



Yeah, I think so - when I searched his name on the forums, all that came up were posts praising his heroin and his harm reduction info.
Title: Re: I have a serious WTF??-- mods/admins please comment
Post by: cirrus on August 02, 2013, 07:34 am
inigo is going to take a look and see if he can find anything out.
Title: Re: I have a serious WTF??-- mods/admins please comment
Post by: powersmoke on August 02, 2013, 07:41 am
Is hatter the dude with the filter opana and heroin vials?
One and the same.
Good, honest dude.  Sure hate to think something happened to him.
Title: Re: I have a serious WTF??-- mods/admins please comment
Post by: BruceCampbell on August 02, 2013, 07:44 am
Is hatter the dude with the filter opana and heroin vials?
One and the same.
Good, honest dude.  Sure hate to think something happened to him.

I mean I don't like heroins but if the dude like blooped out he might just be in stealth. If there's no mention of him in the forum recently and he's a good vendor then he didn't rip anyone off and might just be all fucked up on drugs or getting some takeout.
Title: Re: I have a serious WTF??-- mods/admins please comment
Post by: Tienamen on August 04, 2013, 01:09 am
This sucks - I decide to come back to the road today and seems my go-to vendor left yesterday =-/

He had been going in and out of stealth, but now he's just toast...  Hopefully he's ok.  I seriously will miss this guy.

His cold-shoot was great for harm reduction.  You don't see anything even close from any other vendors.
Title: Re: I have a serious WTF??-- mods/admins please comment
Post by: Libertas on August 04, 2013, 03:00 am
hatter26 has left the site of his own volition.

Libertas
Title: Re: I have a serious WTF??-- mods/admins please comment
Post by: BruceCampbell on August 04, 2013, 03:04 am
Godspeed Hatter. I don't like heroin but that guy put some serious effort into harm reduction and was an intelligent and competent dude so props for that.
Title: Re: I have a serious WTF??-- mods/admins please comment
Post by: cirrus on August 04, 2013, 05:55 am
hatter26 has left the site of his own volition.

Libertas

Thanks for looking into that and updating us!
Title: Re: I have a serious WTF??-- mods/admins please comment
Post by: Libertas on August 04, 2013, 06:32 am
Thanks for looking into that and updating us!

No problemo!

Libertas
Title: Re: I have a serious WTF??-- Revised to "A sad fucking day on the road"
Post by: powersmoke on August 04, 2013, 02:18 pm
hatter26 has left the site of his own volition.

Libertas

oh man...no shit??!! 
What a sad, sorry day for SR....

This is truly a monumental loss for customers, as well as those on the forums benefiting from his knowledge of chems, interactions, usage etc..
Even worse, SR itself-- as a business--- has lost a genuine PREMIUM vendor, and a shining example of how other vendors could, and should, conduct business.
 From the quality and variety of listings Hatter offered, to the knowledge he offered in the form of education on usage and harm reduction for buyers, there is going to be a big-ass gaping hole left where he stood.
Those of us buyers that were willing to spend a few extra bucks were treated a level of service,quality and friendship (even if it was just online) that only a tiny percentage of vendors could only hope to reach.
Just one example, his legendary shipping stealth would EMBARRASS anyone, even those that thought they were especially talented in hiding products.

My first order with Hatter was about a year ago, and i had only ordered from a handful of vendors by then.
 I had ordered a 500 ml cold-shot bottle express delivery. I was surprised when the package was delivered the next day--on a Saturday.
When i opened the package up though, i was PISSED.  I just knew i had been scammed. Best i could tell, there was nothing in the envelope.
 I sent him several pm's in rapid succession, wanting to know what the hell was going on, and where was my order. Since it was a Saturday i didnt expect much.
He responded quickly-- first with an apology for causing me to be upset, and then with a couple of hints where to find my order--I was immediately both impressed and embarrassed.
 Hell, his shit looked like it came straight out of a damn LABORATORY. What he sent was sterile, clean, well package, filtered in some cases..on and on and on.

When i considered the previous orders i had gotten from other vendors, and what they were using as "stealth", I had to laugh out loud..
Since then, i have 50-60 orders that have been delivered, and not a single one used the type of stealth that Hatter used.
 Thats too bad, considering the buyer is potentially the one most affected by holes in the shipping.

Sorry if comes off like i'm a Hatter fan-boy, cause  I dont feel thats really the case. I order from plenty of his competitors.
And i didnt intend for this to turn into a dick sucking party for Hatter, either.
 I just know that he went through a whole lot of damn trouble to make sure his customers were protected. And we cant stand to loose vendors like that.
Title: Re: I have a serious WTF??-- mods/admins please comment
Post by: iCaNsee on August 04, 2013, 07:13 pm
Well, it seems like you intend to make this a dick-sucking party or whatever you called it..

Seriously, wtf :o
Title: Re: I have a serious WTF??-- mods/admins please comment
Post by: powersmoke on August 04, 2013, 07:46 pm
Well, it seems like you intend to make this a dick-sucking party or whatever you called it..

Seriously, wtf :o

You offering??
damn, bro, we just met....?!

WTF is right,
Clearly by your reaction, this post wasnt written for and doesnt apply to you, but thanks for stopping by.
Have a great weekend.
Title: Re: I have a serious WTF??-- mods/admins please comment
Post by: TheYowie on August 04, 2013, 10:22 pm
This just reinforces how few vendors have actually got their shit together, shipping-wise.

Still a huge problem.