Im going to chime in with what others have said here already,if everyone jumps on every new vendor that comes along with a great list and prices,youre taking the risk and have to deal with the consequences of that risk if it turns out badly..Plain and simple.We are all taking a risk as it is with this game we play.We send money to guys that post on an internet board for products that they make themselves and that we have no idea on who they really are,what knowledge they have on this,what sanitary conditions they are using,what safety measures they take in prep,handling,info deletion,shipping,etc,etc,etc so for me,the best way I can take the least amount of risk is to go with guys that have a proven track record OVER TIME!! If I do decide to order from a new vendor that has no history,its only for testing purposes and thats all,and if I do get burned,fuck it,I made that choice. Not that I dont care about losing money,I do,but if I care that much,I dont take the risk!! Its all our choice.
Now im in no way slamming Spartacus,as I have no firsthand knowledge on him ,or his products so I hope he is GTG for the members sake and for the boards sake.As Grim stated,as most know,bills have to be paid so the more "GOOD" vendors,the better.I do hope that any vendor that does approach the staff here that some form of screening happens in terms of ref's from other board,respected members of the community,etc.You can never be 100% sure when taking on a new vendor,but there are ways to at least keep the possibility of scammers to a minimum via the ways ive mentioned.
Great work for Toress for bringing this out of course.Thats what a family should dp to help protect each other.Bring any concerns public so they can either be squashed as false or reinforced as fact and said vendor can be booted before anyone is hurt or at least the least amount of people as possible.