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Sam Bent

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292 total appearances

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Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

Like, I understand, you know, I understand Bitcoin and all that, but, like, I'm not completely sure yet that if I hop on, like, local Bitcoins, that I can buy Bitcoins and have it be completely anonymous. And for me, that's a major risk. To me, it was like, you know, it's not worth the cost of being able to post in the forums. So I was like, oh, it's a bad hit.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

Like, I understand, you know, I understand Bitcoin and all that, but, like, I'm not completely sure yet that if I hop on, like, local Bitcoins, that I can buy Bitcoins and have it be completely anonymous. And for me, that's a major risk. To me, it was like, you know, it's not worth the cost of being able to post in the forums. So I was like, oh, it's a bad hit.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

Like, I'm not going to be able to post in the forums. And he was like, no, man, like, I'll send you some Bitcoin and just, like, buy a... Technically, that was my first purchase on the dark net was a stolen credit card. So he had sent me the money for it. I had bought it off him as two happy times. And then once I bought it, I was now a buyer so I could talk on the forums.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

Like, I'm not going to be able to post in the forums. And he was like, no, man, like, I'll send you some Bitcoin and just, like, buy a... Technically, that was my first purchase on the dark net was a stolen credit card. So he had sent me the money for it. I had bought it off him as two happy times. And then once I bought it, I was now a buyer so I could talk on the forums.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

So I'm like, yeah, I solved that problem. You know, that's awesome. So I sent him like his stolen credit card number back. I was like, here, man, I don't need this. I'm not going to do anything with it. Like, I'm good, you know. So I was like, sweet. Now, you know, I can post on the forums, though. So I kept posting on the forums.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

So I'm like, yeah, I solved that problem. You know, that's awesome. So I sent him like his stolen credit card number back. I was like, here, man, I don't need this. I'm not going to do anything with it. Like, I'm good, you know. So I was like, sweet. Now, you know, I can post on the forums, though. So I kept posting on the forums.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

And then, you know, about a month or so later, it was like I wanted to become a vendor. So I go to become a vendor and he was like, hey, listen, man, if you want to become a vendor, I'll front you that 200 bucks to do it because I know you don't want to go buy Bitcoin and And, you know, you call me paranoid about it. I was like, yeah, all right. Like, that's awesome.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

And then, you know, about a month or so later, it was like I wanted to become a vendor. So I go to become a vendor and he was like, hey, listen, man, if you want to become a vendor, I'll front you that 200 bucks to do it because I know you don't want to go buy Bitcoin and And, you know, you call me paranoid about it. I was like, yeah, all right. Like, that's awesome.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

You know, I appreciate you, you know, like sticking your neck out. Like, it's 200 bucks and he probably makes that in an hour.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

You know, I appreciate you, you know, like sticking your neck out. Like, it's 200 bucks and he probably makes that in an hour.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

Yeah, so it was moonshine and cannabis. But where were you getting the cannabis? I was growing it. Yep. So I had imported seeds from the EU. I had gotten some Master Kush seeds and I refined them. And I'd studied. So I had studied botany for probably about 15 years.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

Yeah, so it was moonshine and cannabis. But where were you getting the cannabis? I was growing it. Yep. So I had imported seeds from the EU. I had gotten some Master Kush seeds and I refined them. And I'd studied. So I had studied botany for probably about 15 years.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

I taught myself about macronutrients, micronutrients, deep water cultures, scrobs, all this kind of stuff, aeration and nutrient deficiencies and how to tell nutrient deficiencies in plants. I had learned all this stuff and I had wanted to cultivate cannabis for the longest time.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

I taught myself about macronutrients, micronutrients, deep water cultures, scrobs, all this kind of stuff, aeration and nutrient deficiencies and how to tell nutrient deficiencies in plants. I had learned all this stuff and I had wanted to cultivate cannabis for the longest time.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

Yeah, so I want to say on the first week, I made about 300 bucks. And then the second week, it was probably about $500. So it was definitely, it was a slow start. But had I not spent that month making those posts, I would have had no sales.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

Yeah, so I want to say on the first week, I made about 300 bucks. And then the second week, it was probably about $500. So it was definitely, it was a slow start. But had I not spent that month making those posts, I would have had no sales.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

So I'm like, you know, if I'm the manufacturer and I'm the retailer, my ROI will be insane. So like with my moonshine, like I could spend 10 to 14 dollars and I could turn that into 100 dollars at a minimum. And like that. And then if I made apple pie brandy from that, multiply that by five. And that was my my return was like, you know, 500 bucks.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

So I'm like, you know, if I'm the manufacturer and I'm the retailer, my ROI will be insane. So like with my moonshine, like I could spend 10 to 14 dollars and I could turn that into 100 dollars at a minimum. And like that. And then if I made apple pie brandy from that, multiply that by five. And that was my my return was like, you know, 500 bucks.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

So like for me, one thing I came to find out was that USPS on their website, you can order free supplies, right? So like if you want bubble wrap, like instead of buying bubble wrap from Amazon with your credit card, having it sent to your house and going through a ton of it, you can order envelopes from USPS or pick them up in person, right? And now you don't have a credit card purchase, right?

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

So like for me, one thing I came to find out was that USPS on their website, you can order free supplies, right? So like if you want bubble wrap, like instead of buying bubble wrap from Amazon with your credit card, having it sent to your house and going through a ton of it, you can order envelopes from USPS or pick them up in person, right? And now you don't have a credit card purchase, right?