[prodmerc]

You don't even need the dark web these days haha

I bought an expensive T-shirt a long time ago from a rather legit looking apparel company (nice website, LTD company/bank account).

Learned the right words on Reddit, hit up Instagram and started looking for and messaging people. Got a few replies, went with the one who had the most legit looking photos.

After a few questions on WhatsApp (yeah, really, lol) got directed to the website and bought the right item... via direct debit because their payment processor was "down".

Big risk on my part, I guess, my plan if popo called was to just say "hey I only ordered a t-shirt!"... I did not think it through very well.

Got it pretty fast (Royal Mail tracked and signed) and found a gift pack of "Revels" inside. How nice of them!

It seems rather risky for them, wouldn't it take just one guy to talk? Or maybe the seller was new to the business.

Tbf, setting up a company, bank account and shipping, all while staying anonymous is extremely easy (but not legal) in the UK compared to the rest of EU.

[hashmal]

Don't give everyone the secrets! ;)

Joking appart, my question wasn't to learn about drug prices for "practical use". I just think it's an interesting subject: how the web changes underground/illegal markets, what impact it has, etc.

There are lots of counterintuitive things in that field (look at how Portugal handles it), which makes it even more interesting to me. "war on drugs vs war on drug users".