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Quote from: scout on May 20, 2013, 12:50 am

The bottom line is that they locked the account for the protection of your customers AND you since you initially claimed that someone hacked your account.  It is remaining locked while they complete an investigation.  If you did nothing wrong, then you have nothing to worry about, and you have NOT been "kicked off" -- it's just under review and, as we keep mentioning, will in all likelihood be reopened after the investigation.

THanks for hearing me out SR staff. I have a lot to offer the free market and want to be a part of it, thanks!

I don't think I'm really considered a member of "SR staff" ( ) but I do know that they will absolutely unlock your account if they don't find any policy violations.  I'm sure everything will be okay with it!

I placed an order with a vendor, and it was delivered, but that is the only thing we can agree on. I am upset because the product is fake, and contains no active ingredients. The vendor claims that he clearly stated the were bootlegged, which he did say, but that is not synonymous with bunk/fake. He claimed that the product was good, just not as strong as the original, but the product was completely inert. He advertised with brand names, and specific chemical names. I have not finalized as I plan on taking it to resolution and letting the SR staff decide what is fair. I'm writing here to get feedback before I contact SR staff directly, any feedback is appreciated.

When you hear that something is "bootlegged," do you take that to mean it is legitimate?  I've always assumed bootlegged = not authentic, in most contexts.

Regardless, you're certainly free to take it to the resolution center and see if maybe they have a different opinion on the matter. 

On the other hand, if the vendor led you to believe that it would be active / good, and you've found it to be completely inert, then you might have some luck in the resolution center .... but I really can't try to guess at how it will turn out.  Still, the worst that can happen is you pay the vendor 100% and then leave feedback explaining the issue.

Again I ask those to all that have said it. How is knowing your rights, and not allowing Police to harass you, "asking for it". You think lawyers here go around paying these stupid fines and letting Police search their cars? Are all lawyers "asking for it"? Does knowing the law and your rights, protecting them and not waiving them simply mean you're "asking for it"? That's very single minded thinking. "Do as Jesus tells you in the Bible or you go to Hell". Fuck off (to the jesus thing not anyones opinion on the matter, I'm more than happy for an open discussion)

The key difference to emphasize here is that between "knowing your rights" and being blatantly argumentative and disrespectful.  I guarantee you'd be more likely to get your car searched and more likely to be treated badly by police if you call them "policy enforcers" and go down that list of questions/demands.  Why risk pissing them off and causing yourself far more trouble?

Please understand, it's definitely good to know your rights and to make sure that they are afforded to you in these cases, but there's a fine line between knowing your rights and expecting them to be respected, and going too far with it to the point of being disrespectful / aggressive beyond what is necessary.

(note: I'm saying all of this as my opinion in the discussion, but I respect the differing opinions in the thread as well!  So I'm not trying to say, "NO, U R WRONGZ!" ... just giving my personal opinion!)



I love discussions like these where we can have different opinions and still talk about it with respect rather than being angry or dismissive.  +1 to you for hearing me out and not directing that "fuck off" to me. 

No, it won't delete it from the recipient's account.  Also, SR keeps deleted messages for several months in case they need to look into any issues that may arise.

At least they're dumb enough to use fake signatures, so you can prove it's a scam within 30 seconds.

That's definitely one thing we have on our side - the ability to prove that the signature is complete BS.

The bottom line is that they locked the account for the protection of your customers AND you since you initially claimed that someone hacked your account.  It is remaining locked while they complete an investigation.  If you did nothing wrong, then you have nothing to worry about, and you have NOT been "kicked off" -- it's just under review and, as we keep mentioning, will in all likelihood be reopened after the investigation.

This just seems like a really good way to piss them the fuck off ... which you don't really want to do if you're trying not to draw unwanted attention to yourself ...