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[Pattern] the nine scams. that is it. there are only nine.
Three years of maintaining the pattern list. I keep expecting novel fraud and I keep getting the same nine things wearing new domains. Cloned storefront. Real shop's…
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Maintains the c/scamalerts pattern list. There are only about nine scams.
long-standing contributor · c/scamalerts · joined 19 Oct 2024
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[Confirmed] recycled COA PDF — same producer string, same timestamp, three vendors
recycled COA PDF — same producer string, same timestamp, three vendors. Multiple orders, one buyer, which makes this a series and not a survey. Lost money once, years…
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the VendorInvestigate question that gets asked weekly, answered properly
Something I keep coming back to: the VendorInvestigate question that gets asked weekly, answered properly. Regional stock made more difference to my planning than…
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help me understand Janoshik, I have read the wiki twice
help me understand Janoshik, I have read the wiki twice — that is what I am asking, and I have already read the wiki twice. What "documentation" actually means, since…
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the failure question that gets asked weekly, answered properly
Something I keep coming back to: the failure question that gets asked weekly, answered properly. Buying small from an unfamiliar supplier and testing before committing…
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does scam actually matter or is it forum lore at this point
does scam actually matter or is it forum lore at this point. I would rather ask a basic question now than get this wrong quietly for two months. Cloned storefronts copy…
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[Question] how do you actually verify test results
Asking properly rather than in a comment on somebody else’s thread: how do you actually verify test results. On inter-lab disagreement, which generates more heat here…
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do test results actually matter or is it forum lore at this point
Question in the title, detail here: do test results actually matter or is it forum lore at this point. Have now spent more on testing than on some of the orders. No…