Quote from: jpinkman on June 09, 2012, 12:05 pmDid you do your due diligence on the vendor? If you did, then where are all the other buyers that are in your same boat? If not, then that's an important lesson in the school of hard knocks. You gotta learn the rules of the game before you play if you don't want to lose. Life's not fair.You may find JPinkman's words harsh but they are fair BigJT.Did the seller in question have a review thread here in the forums? How long had they been on SR? There's also no harm in asking on the forums and seeing who has had dealings with them before. I imagine this first order was for a large amount of BTC? Personally I think vendors should start small offering low cost/free samples and work up to more expensive goods but that's just my opinion.Also, while I'm here I couldn't help but noticing you're in the UK - I offer a service selling Bitcoins to people via cash in the mail for people in the UK/EU so if you do decide to place another order in future, I'd be happy to help you.All the best,V.