I've been on SR for nine months and spent more than I care to think about, out of nearly 90 transactions I can count the vendors I rate on the fingers of one hand and I hate to be the bearer of bad news but most people on here guard their tried and tested vendors very very carefully, I never post the names if the vendors I'm having success with and no one is going to just offer that information up, you will have to do what we all did and take the plunge and run the gauntlet One bit of advice, steer clear of the big boys, they ship too much and get profiled easily. When sussing out a vendor send them a PM to introduce yourself and see how they respond, this has been in my experience a good indication of the level of service you can expect. I know vendors will hate me for posting that as they get slammed with heaps of messages daily asking questions that are nearly always answered in the FAQ on the vendors page but all the same I have found it a good barometer. You can also try pm'ing some hero members who seem to know what they are talking about and see if they will share info, that's what I did in the beginning and it helped me forge some good friendships on here and has been a huge help in avoiding issues and finding those hidden gems of vendors who deliver the goods.