Topic: SR $100k+ bitcoin scam (Read 9099 times)
I been on SR for a while and I seen alot of BS go on there. Tony76 had a good rep, then just disappeared. I didn't know it was for over six figures. That's truly a mess.
WOW, this is unfortunate, especially at a time like this.
That's why a lot of vendors ask for early finalization.. Money is an issue and scammers.... I for one have great stats and should never be asked for FE....
yeah I took a look over at SR,
now you even can't finalize for 3 days.
but one has to understand the sellers too, if they have to wait 20 days for their money.
Even worse is when the customer receive his goods but still claim it never arrived,
I don't even know how such people can get high or trip when knowing they screwed their supplier over.
now you even can't finalize for 3 days.
but one has to understand the sellers too, if they have to wait 20 days for their money.
Even worse is when the customer receive his goods but still claim it never arrived,
I don't even know how such people can get high or trip when knowing they screwed their supplier over.
well I think its important to remember,
if a deal is too good its a scam
if a deal is too good its a scam
I don't get it. What does Finalize Early do?
Releases funds from escrow (SR provides this for all transactions at no cost). When the buyer pays, he pays a Silk Road account, not the seller directly. Silk Road then notifies the seller the buyer has sent funds. When the buyer confirms he's received what he ordered (when the order's "finalized," rather), escrow funds are released to the seller. If the buyer claims the product hasn't arrived after x days, they enter an arbitration process with SR staff.Finalizing early effectively bypasses escrow altogether and sends funds immediately to the seller before the buyer confirms receipt of goods purchased.
(IIRC)
LOL im sure you dont... A lot of vendors offer sale prices and require FE to get this sale price.....
I learned my lesson..... I dont finalize early... Never......I may pay a seller directly if I want a sample or something smaller then what is listed....
I learned my lesson..... I dont finalize early... Never......I may pay a seller directly if I want a sample or something smaller then what is listed....
There is a lot of sellers that require FE even if you have good stats or not... most people will FE without quesiton...
I sir got ripped off by Tony75 trying to buy something for a friend... Well the douche took off with my friends coins.... He would only take early finalization on any 420 sale order... I ordered from him before sucessfully... So i didn't see the big deal...... well there goes almost 30 btc....
I sir got ripped off by Tony75 trying to buy something for a friend... Well the douche took off with my friends coins.... He would only take early finalization on any 420 sale order... I ordered from him before sucessfully... So i didn't see the big deal...... well there goes almost 30 btc....
This problem has been solved somewhat. On Silk Road, I just ask that if people have less than 5 recent positive feedbacks they need to release the funds (called "finalizing early") in order to have the goods shipped. If somebody is a trusted member this is not required. So far, so good. No system is 100% foolproof but the escrow services on Silk Road and Black Market Reloaded are pretty darn good.
How will newbs solve the problem when you decide to scam them and run with their money without sending their orders?
BTW, I bought from you here on the forum and have no complaints. I'm just saying that the system isn't perfect.
Even with escrow, sellers are bound to be scammed by buyers who say they didn't get the stuff and newbs are bound to be scammed by sellers who ask them to "finalize early".
This problem has been solved somewhat. On Silk Road, I just ask that if people have less than 5 recent positive feedbacks they need to release the funds (called "finalizing early") in order to have the goods shipped. If somebody is a trusted member this is not required. So far, so good. No system is 100% foolproof but the escrow services on Silk Road and Black Market Reloaded are pretty darn good.
Yeah FUCK TONY76.. What a douchbag....... Dealt with the guy once came through really good.... Tried a second time the piece of shit disapears...... Required early finalization for the 4/20 sale....
What a fucking idiot.
You entrusted your money with a stranger on the internet (by releasing escrow early) in exchange for a particularly good deal. The stranger took it and ran. Why are you still surprised? What a fucking idiot.
Look at the upside, you lost anonymous money over the internet to your drug dealer. Sucks, but it's better than the dealer on the corner deciding to rob you. At least here you don't have an extra ten thousand in bills to get the knife out of your kidney.
Is it 100k BTC or $100k ? If its $100k then its nowhere near the biggest BTC theft so far.
What's the biggest BTC theft in $ then?
-fankih-
43k BTC ~ $250k stolen in the Linode heist
People can argue that allinvain 25K BTC were robbed when they were valued at $500k, but that's yet to be proven.
Is it 100k BTC or $100k ? If its $100k then its nowhere near the biggest BTC theft so far.
What's the biggest BTC theft in $ then?
-fankih-
Is it 100k BTC or $100k ? If its $100k then its nowhere near the biggest BTC theft so far.
curious where 100k came from.... ? or did you pick a number at random ?
Why didn't they just use the free escrow service?
Because sellers don't trust that new buyers will ever release the escrow. Really, that's a problem that SR should try resolving.Why didn't they just use the free escrow service?
Because sellers don't trust that new buyers will ever release the escrow. Really, that's a problem that SR should try resolving.Why didn't they just use the free escrow service?
Because sellers don't trust that new buyers will ever release the escrow. Really, that's a problem that SR should try resolving.
Why didn't they just use the free escrow service?
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