Same mate. Been well over two weeks now and no reply from scoobie after messaging. Says he hasn’t been online in 8 days. First order I placed with him went through fine, took a while to arrive but it got here. This second order has dropped off the face of the earth

Scoobies held a little competition a little while ago to which I supposedly won.. 3.5 runtz🤗 I also ordered 3G of his do si in flash sale… the do si arrived which was ok too be fair but no runtz? I gave a gentle reminder he promised to send he also said he’s been really busy offline which is fair enough but to this day it never arrived?? Hope all is good as he seemed like a decent vendor/☘️🙏🫵

Mine still hasn't arrived either sadly :( Supposedly sent 29.07. Just a bit disappointed because it never happened to me before and I'm not sure how disputing works on lb yet

In same boat, and it's the second in a row missing tho got re reship for first.
I'm not down much, just 2g but it's not nice having that float around the system with your addy on it, that's the worse thing for me.
I'm hoping a postie has enjoyed mine.
Scooby isn't a scammer tho, just not found his Vendors wings yet.

Anyone had any luck?

13.07 and still nothing

Nah.

Damn it scoobs

Scooby Dooby Doo!!

Where are you?!!!

😂

It’s been over 3 weeks now since I placed my order, I messaged them 10 days ago and he said he would re-ship it, still nothing and he hasn’t been online since.

Still haven’t received my order either and it’s been 14 days now. Scoobie seems to of gone dark too

Still haven't recieved my order.

Hope it helps man, good luck.

“Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah”!!..

We have a winner!🤣😀

Thanks for the help guys, as promised a 3.5 of any strain for the winner; Mcfly369.

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Wtf🤣🤩 big thanks scoobies👍 top off a great day😎

Wouldn’t mind receiving the 5g I ordered nearly 4 weeks ago that you said you would send but never did…

Great event, I love UFC it’s everything boxing isn’t anymore. Olivera is the most underrated champion, yes his chin is a bit weak but every time he gets knocked down he gets straight back up and applies forward pressure the man’s a monster. Plus his jujitsu is on another level. I don’t see anyone in the current 155lb catchment beating him. Feel sorry for Ferguson after such a long time away, he looked decent up until that kick, what a knockout though a contender for the knockout of the year. Disappointed in Rose fight. I just wish there was more, roll on the next event. Happy Sunday. Peace 💚

Nice input there! I agree with you, feeling for Ferg but that was a beautiful finish. Conor v Chandler sounds fun! Not sure if they make that fight though.

Happy Sunday!😀

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I never miss an event tonight should be fire I also have tickets to the 02 London event in July first tier baby can’t wait manged to make the March event just gone at 02 but seats were not the best this time I got goodens hahah enjoy the fights guys

The Olive Era.❤️

Also Jiri by KO is gonna be my bet of the week😀💰

I like that mate!

You watching this weekend?... Who you got?😀

My picks:
Jiri
Shevchenko
Zhang

The rest of the card is lacking to be fair.

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I got Glover, Valentina and Joanna.😁
Whittaker vs Vettori was meant to be on this card but got cancelled.
Jiri is a beast eh? Hoping Glover can get him down.👍

Those were my bet picks but if we are going on who I personally want to win then I agree with your picks!

Yeah, Jiri is a different level... I have a strong feeling we will see a TKO, heres hoping... 🤣💰

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Excellent card this week from start to finish my friend.👍
Jan Błachowicz
vs Aleksandar Rakić

Yeah, looking forward to it!😀

Spann v Cutelaba should be fireworks, Smolka always comes to scrap too.

Thanks for the order btw!

Have a nice day.

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Cutelaba is one scary guy!
I'm a fan of Davey Grant too.👍
The card opens with Nate Diaz' boy Maximov, so maybe we'll see him in corner /crowd.

Well he didn't disappoint mate, Grant's got a new fan! Brilliant first round from him, sharp, hard punches. The second round I thought he gassed himself out due to Smolka just eating his shots like the tough guy he is but that 3rd round... wow! Solid corner advice and executed perfectly, chop the leg and he did just that. Great fight!

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He's a new name to me to be honest, I will make sure to give him a watch.

I saw Maximov was fighting earlier, the guy Nate pointed to saying he should fight Khamzat... his face reaction is priceless🤣😀

Ah how funny.

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A classic Nate moment.😁❤️

I don't want to see Diaz get destroyed by Chimaev but I would love to see Diaz v Chandler, how good would that fight be?😀

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6.07am, every weekend.
I'm what you'd call a hardcore. ✌️
Du Bronx is a big problem for the lightweights.

Just re-watched the main event as I was half asleep at that point, I underestimate Oliveria every time, guys a BIG problem! His crisp striking is what impressed me the most, Gaethje is legit and he just walked through him like it was nothing! Props to Oliveria, real champ and humble guy!

Imagine Oliveria v Khabib😏

One can only dream.

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Strickland ain't fighting, casual.
😁😋
So sad for Charlie Olives.😥

😂😃 You're right! I saw it on a fight card promo and assumed he was on this card, silly me!

I know, 0.5lb.... all that drama, rules are rules but jeez

Personally I wet trim rather than dry. It's a contentious issue I know but I've never had issues. It maybe more prudent to leave fully leafed (except shade leaves) in warmer weather to allow slower drying.

Then I either hang branches or more recently I've tried using a drying net. The latter does tend to misshapen the buds if they aren't dense enough to support their own weight whilst drying. Benefit is a smaller drying area is needed.

The important thing is now the slow dry 10-14 days in a darkened space. Room temperature and humidity are also key to this process 16-17°c and 60% humidity. Always an issue lol 😆

Then once the smallest branch 'snaps' rather than bends its straight into curing (air tight containers) for a minimum of 3 weeks. Twice daily burping for the first 7-10 days then daily burps.

This takes the whole drying and curing process to just over a month from harvest. Of course you can leave to cure longer for a more pronounced flavour but my will power by then is pretty poor 🤣

Hello Druids Magic,

Thanks for the advice! I always hear dry trimming is better but it's great to hear from someone who has good results with wet trimming, it's a lot quicker; I know that!

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DM had covered pretty much all you need to know. 👍

Personally I use a dedicated drying tent, with drying nets and maintain the relative humidity and temperature with a Ecotecnics Fan Speed Controller (see above).

They're about £250 (ish) which is a bit of a sting but they are a godsend for both growing and drying, I use them in all 3 of my tents. Probably my second most useful bit of kit under my PH meter.

Just set the temp and the humidity you want inside the tent and it will adjust your environment for you by managing your intake/extract fan's and your heater's output.

Long and slow is preferred when drying but if the weather is particularly damp with a high humidity you really need to keep an eye on the buds for rot if you don't have a fan speed controller, because that shit sets in quick and spreads like wildfire. Personally if high humidity is a big problem I'd dry them a bit quicker (perhaps 7-10 days) rather than risk buds being ruined.

I'm terms of trimming, I take all the fans off before drying and just leave buds and sugar leaves wherever possible on the nets. Then I do a preliminary trim before they go in the jars then give them a 'professional' trim a couple of weeks later when I get the time. I hate trimming. It's a complete ballache but has to be done. Don't bother with machines they all damage the buds, you just have to use scissors (Fiskar Micro-Tip is my choice) which takes ages but is worth it in the end.

DM is right, you can cure for a few weeks or a few months, totally up to you although I've always gone for about 8 weeks in the jars as I think it's about right for my tastes. I'd say curing is as important a step as any other but one that's often skipped with mass produced weed. You can definitely taste the difference between cured and non cured buds (i think a lot of people mistake non cured buds for non flushed buds but that's a separate conversation).

Like I say if you can stretch to a drying tent and a fan speed controller that's probably the best advice I can give. Really useful bits of kit.

Good luck.

Cheers BB 😊👍🍻

Hello BB!

Thanks for the insight there, I was going to ask DM how they keep the tent at a certain temp whilst in darkness but you answered that spot on.

I don't think my 3 little auto's warrant forking out for that bit of kit, but maybe something for the future, so thanks again!

I see you went LED, I'm currently using a 1000w full spectrum LED, (not sure on the true wattage) but so far so good, I tried those crappy blurples before, when I didn't have a clue... it got the plant through veg but flower was just abysmal and a complete waste of time.

This time the full spectrum LED has really impressed me, for the price it costs in electric and the low heat it produces, they are great!

Good luck with your future grow using LED! 😀

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No worries buddy.

Keep an eye out for second hand fan speed controllers on ebay. They do come up for sale a lot and some are much cheaper than the ones I use (example above). That particular unit doesn't regulate humidity, but it's a step in the right direction.

Yeah, I went for the LED blurples too about 8 years ago and you're absolutely right, they were perfect for veg, and then did a complete shit job in flower. Total waste of money.

Hopefully times have changed and these new lights will be better. 🤞

Good luck to you too buddy with your 3 ladies. If you ever need any advice, drop me a PM, I'm happy to help if I can.

Cheers BB 😊👍🍻

I will do, thanks again both of you!

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Full plant for me... slow and cool, normally 3-4 weeks

Ice cream cake is one of my favs, i like sweet, cakey, creamy terps, i'm not a fan of fruity strains.
If i had to choose one single strain tho i'd go Mac1. I like feel good euphoric trippy weed best.
Not a fan of energetic sativas and haze strains don't go down too well with me either.

Trainwreck White Dawg Gelato and Cookies

Trainwreck is an OG smoke😎 all great strains there!

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Hmmmm.... Cheese? Blue Cheese? Black Sugar Rose? Liberty Haze? Grape Fruit? Jack Herer? Agent Orange? Hard to pick one!

I love any orange strain!

Black sugar rose sounds nice too😀

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Gorilla zkittlez,disco biscuits,blue cheese

Chocalope is my all time followed by jack herer

The Church, its been a while since I've had that tho

The Church!?😀 never heard of that one, sounds good! What sort of flavour/terps come with that?

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It has like a spicy, herby type taste with a hint of lavender, its a classic strain, I rarely see it these days. If I recall it's from Greenhouse Seed Co.

Sounds nice! I like spicy kinda terps, super silver haze has that taste to it. If i see or hear about it I will grab some, sounds right up my street😀

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MAC1

Good choice!😃

Speaker knockerz #3
Which is
Animal mints x runtz. Full power and terpy AF!

I saw Super Hans post that stuff, looks top draw. Sounds great too!

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good old lemon haze and super silver haze are my favs and the 2 that help me out the most :D

I like haze too! Good for morning j's😃

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I like apple fritters, northern lights, a nice kush and a nice haze.

Are you planning on doing larger amounts for sale?

Northern Lights is a good one, smells incredible.

Yes, once I have a few sales & reviews I will look into offering more!

Have a nice day.

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I hope you guys like Do-si-do! shes looking PHATTTT! double the size of the Runtz & Glue Gelato!

Not that i'm complaining😀

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So will be half the price, right;)

🤣 I like your thinking Bigbum, if only it worked like that.

I will first assess the quality and flavours etc before listing, then it will be listed for what I believe to be a reasonable price/quality ratio.

I don't want to jinx it, I'm not quite at the finish line yet🤞

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Share the wares my friend 🖤

Should be ready soon!😃

When are you coming back with more?

My testers arrived this morning and I've just worked through them. Slurricane is my favourite. Oof

Still waiting on mine :S

Slurricane for me 👐🏽

Glad you got them!

Enjoy😀

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Hi mate I can't private message think I've been banned as I was chatting to someone about lsd 😥 i didn't have enough in wallet to cover fees i thought I did. I will redo the order in a few days. Thank you

Sure I'll try em

😃

Am I late to the party ? 🧐

Hello! Thanks for the message, I had a lot of orders for the samples already but I will send you one if you like? Drop me a message.

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Hey is this still going can’t find any dates!

Messaged you!😃

Thank you everyone who made an order, I quickly received a good amount for reviews so I will keep an eye out over the next few days... Thanks again😃👍

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I'll take a sample if it's not too late, looking into new vendors so it'd be nice to try out as well.

I think what will die out is smaller sellers like myself who consistently lose money because its tied up in Transaxe (escrow) for way longer than it needs to be.

Why can't funds be linked to reviews? As soon as a customer had left a review there could be a box which says "are you happy with your purchase and for your funds to be released to the vendor? - yes - no". If yes the funds are released and if no it takes you to a dispute page. So simple and would solve so many issues but as with every other sensible idea on here, like introducing another more stable Crypto option, it will never happen.

To be honest if I'm consistently losing 15-20% when BTC falls on its arse during the 16 days its stuck in escrow, plus the 10-15% seller fees on top of that, selling on LB is becoming less and less viable by the day.

There has to be a better way to run this site than have it rely on something so volatile. But I won't hold my breath.

Cheers BB

Might just be my luck but I can't even remember the last time it actually worked in my favour!

Hopefully it'll at least stabilise at some point. 🤞

Cheers BB 🍻

Fully agreed on BB on the review payment system that's a great idea as every vendor big or small is at risk with a 16 day payout.

The markets are going to keep on crashing until they can get inflation under control which won't be any time soon. I stated this back in December and was attacked for my forward-thinking at the time.

Surely being a grower you are taking less risk in your initial financial outlay than say a retail seller?

A grower surely is in the best position to take advantage of this current climate?

Hope you are good as always GT

You're probably right that i'm less financially exposed than many "middle men" (for want of a better phrase) but the point is more about 'where' i sell rather than 'if' i sell.

If i have someone in London who offers (just as an example) £140 per zip for the entire crop for cash. A year ago i'd say no, these days those offers are far more tempting. Less hassle, less effort and less overheads.

It just means people like myself might look elsewhere to sell rather than risk a slightly higher profit margin that can dissapear overnight due to BTC's volatility.

I guess i should count myself lucky as i can ride it out, but i have a feeling others might not be in such an advantageous situation and the whole 16 day escrow thing is absolutely crippling their businesses.

Like i say fingers crossed it'll stabilise.

All the best buddy.

Cheers. BB

yeah i used a big seller on a dn market that insisted on a review and early finalization to ship. once he had volume he did a runner on all of us.

Couldn’t you guys use USDT or one of the other stable coins?

Bitcoin works better as a digital currency when its lower in value rather than being inflated as a speculative digital commodity. It'll probably bounce back like it has before but when I joined LB it was around £6k and it would be great if it could get back to those levels or lower. (should say I obviously don't want to see any biggas losing money and wish you all the best).

Agree 100% with BB that the funds should be available to the seller after being reviewed too, maybe say 24 or 48 hours after the review is left (assuming not in dispute) that way the buyer still has a bit of extra protection but the seller doesn't have to wait 16 days. Escrows do normally work both ways like that.

Looks like it will for a while looks like it's doing its 4 year cycle

So what’s the advice if you have funds tied up in BTC. Leave as is or sell?……

Buy more

Hold and buy more every time it drops to bring your cost average down.

Only put in what you can tie up say for the next 2 years or so.

Always think long-term look at the internet in the mid 90's people were saying then if it would work and look at it now. It takes 20 years or so for things to go mainstream we are 14 years in on BTC.

And the tech bubble bursting in 99 was a sifting process where the weak fell by the wayside (tech companies that went bust) and then the likes of Google survived.

If only in hindsight and all that.

Keep the faith

GT

Too late now mate hang on to them, might be a while now though even years before it goes back up. It could be an opportunity to buy a bitcoin.

Live by the tech traders die by the tech traders. That's technology finance and there's always another wave.

2024 and that's when the next bullrun should start, however there are investing companies trying to get an approval from SEC to have a spot bitcoin ETF available for sometime and they have to give in eventually. This should make the price pump. But end of the day who knows all I'm doing is holding my bags and buying some more when possible.

What's the point of having an ETF which tracks the price of Bitcoin? Why not directly buying BTC?

The point is it’s another financial instrument to play to the lemmings so even more walk off the cliff of financial ruin

Makes sense