Vendor Vetting

[WTF7218]

Before I ask my question, I just want to say that I am aware that dealing with any vendors on this site is our choice and it’s nearly impossible to insure we will never get scammed. Once reliable vendors surprise us and exit scam or similar, and people intent on scamming will find ways around the processes in place trying to prevent it. I’m also aware that for several reasons, the vetting process to become a vendor cannot be posted publicly.

I am curious though if anyone can tell me the basics of the process. How hard would it be for a blacklisted vendor to start a new account pretending to be someone else and start vending again? I saw a comment recently where someone questioned if a newer vendor could actually be a certain blacklisted vendor, so I was wondering how difficult this would be for someone to pull off.

I wasn’t sure which forum was best to post this in, so admins please let me know if I should repost elsewhere.

 

[xenxra]

I am curious though if anyone can tell me the basics of the process
pull the trigger and see if a bullet comes out
there really isn't any process at the end of the day
someone has to be first and for everyone else's sake, hopefully they don't end up being the last

at the very least, we can make the assumption any new vendor is split between being legit or a scammer since LE can't pose as vendors without getting wrangled up in entrapment during trial (at least in the states)

How hard would it be for a blacklisted vendor to start a new account pretending to be someone else and start vending again?
laughably easy, not much else to say here.
rotate emails, use a vpn, change up some wallets and origin locations, change stylometry, packaging and menu

done deal.

there was actually a pretty big issue with this on the onion patches around 2016-2018 from big name bean magazine publishers