...and you've been on SR what, 2 days?Need I remind you that one of the most notorious vendors on SR who took off with everyone's money and address details was also one of the oldest? Or was that before your time too?As a newer vendor, I have worked hard to help people new to the forum and I resent the implication I am untrustworthy!V.Quote from: powerkush on May 17, 2012, 10:49 pmSR is only as safe as YOU make it to be. If you take the proper precautions it can be safe. For your instance, worried about law enforcement being vendors, theres an easy way around this one. Most of the negative attention for this website started around june/july 2011, and it would take some time for LEO to get set up on here. It would be safe to say that before this time, there were probably not any LEO vendors. That being said, I personally, would ONLY order from very reputable, LONG time vendors, currently the figure is probably 8-9 months. If they havent been around that long, they are suspect. Sorry new vendors, but you will ALWAYS be suspect on here, no matter what you try to do. It's just not set up for you to prosper in the current situation. Also there have been cases where the vendors keep your address longer than what is stated they do, to answer your second question. So heres a few tips, use PGP ALWAYS, flush your DNS cache often, only order from LONG TIME vendors, and don't order from NL at all. These should take care of most of your concerns. If you're buying bitcoins, id use moneypaks, or bitinstant to email (coinapult). Do NOT use Dwolla/MTGOX for any reason. Do NOT use any bitcoin service where you HAVE to give your real name or other personal information. Do not use your own bank account to transfer funds to bitcoin vendors on SR. DO YOUR HOMEWORK, check reviews, I personally believe if something doesnt show up, you've been selectively scammed. It happens. The vendor gets free money, many NL vendors do this. I would lurk for a couple of weeks to check things out before ordering anything. Be safe at home and never get complacent, always suspect everyone, never trust anyone.