As a vendor I prefer to have a chat with new customer first, I find this helps break down the barriers and gets a rapour going, to hopefully build trust between us first

I do feel cautious with anonymous customers that don't reply to messages or contact first before ordering, the potentially to leaving poor reviews effecting a vendor reputation can be quite damaging, but we all started at the beginning once so I don't turn away new customers for this, i just hope they will become friends in time and reviews will be honest

As a homegrower who only grows one off varieties and a limited amount, each harvest is important to me as I want to offer the best I can and at a reasonable price so poor reviews matter, I'd rather a good natter first to sort things out so it never gets to that

I do miss the old days of a lounge, good banter and friendly interaction, yet things move on and since lockdowns this has become more of the normal way to meet and share my
wears

With the benefits of transaxe
protection it is a very safe way to purchase/ sell my products, the customers btc is protected long enough to receive the order and insure its of the quality ordered before payment is issued

Postage and stealth is another area I feel strongly shouldn't be over looked, a quick message whilst packing and sending doesn't take long and It feels reassuring (for me at least) that this wonderful system is working, and stealth is a must, I don't want a custom to get a knock on the door and I certainly don't want to lose packages, so good robust stealth for both of us is important

I hope I'll be able to carry on offering my wears for you all to enjoy, new friends and old as Littlebiggy is an amazing place

I've always liked Druid's messages, a very nice chap and lovely product.

Mind you I don't usually chat before buying, but I have with DM asking (e.g.) when will next bit be ready.

Good idea to make contact with the sellers I think.

So I stumbled on LB by complete accident. After finding out dispensero0 was a thing that happened, I was looking for alternatives, strainstarz and such and I think I saw a link for a reddit post on my search. Now here I am happy as Larry.

I was dubious at first, as a buyer, I was naturally cautious and decided to figure out how the system functions, doing a little window shopping and reading reviews was a bit of a ride on the see-saw, so to speak, seeing praises for product and vendors, and claims of scamming, whether it was coin being taken or product being dookie/fake, and don't get me started on some of the horrors with stealth that have occurred for some.
Stumbling on product and vendor reviews and comments from regular old timers like Polly, BB, BigRoo, The Great Tomato, Apex, Deadrabbit, as well as others I can't remember right now, was a great relief of anxiety.

I say before even making an account, put time in learning how btc works, minus gas fees your money is protected incase some fuckery occurs (what a blessing), and have your coin vendor and trusted wallet accounts set up and ready to go before securing an order.
Once you're ready just browse, do your research, and make sure the vendor you're using for the first time is trusted and respected in the community and all shall be good. Continue buying with the same procedure and all is blessed.


Love the LB family, minus the idiot brothers and scammy cousins. We all have them types in our lives.

May you all prosper my brothers and sisters.
🖖

As a buyer - it definitely took me a little while to become familiar with the site.

Before buying from a vendor I’ve not used before, I check their topics and posts thoroughly - usually good indicator of how well they are actually doing and past detailed reviews/customer interactions. The same applies if I go back to a vendor that I’ve not used in a while, check they've not changed hands or quality has taken a nosedive.

As somebody else has mentioned - it is really easy to get carried away due to the choice and from the hits/misses I’ve had, in a similar fashion - I try to keep to the following rules:

> No vendor below 9.6 rating
> No new vendors younger than 1 yr
> No AI nonsense on manifesto or item descriptions.
> Special delivery or tracked postage options at the very least.
> No flower that looks like PGR-esque hyper boulders (bit tricky this one - end up avoiding anything ‘Cali’ in the description too, always a weak AF disappointment to me)
> Be suspicious about menus having too many options; not calling anyone frauds - I just can’t help but think it must be impossible to keep up with quality control on all of that.

Also I have rules when rating items as you can see the rating system isn’t always used to its full potential:
> Be honest + fair (if the vendor is decent, they will appreciate honest feedback)
> Give full justification; if it’s a 7, say why - if it’s a 10 - say exactly why - this helps other users out as much as poss and lets them know the reasoning behind it.
> if you really loved an item - write a big detailed review topic!! This can fit in so much more detail than a regular item rating and signposts other peeps to find it, this can be very handy indeed when we’re faced with so many options.

In terms of other users for trustworthiness - I do check their previous posting and topics, eg if I think somebody has done lots of reviews for only one vendor and nobody else, I will be v sceptical about their posts. It could just be strong loyalty but very hard to tell from this side of the screen.

These all might seem a bit much but those rules have served me well in the past few months.

Thanks Caeba for this post - really useful discussion point.

From a buyers point of view this place can be quite intimidating. You come from the streets where you buy whatever shite your plug has.

Then you find this incredible marketplace that sells Cannabis products you've never heard of Cali, live resin, crumble, sugar, carts and what not. Its so easy to get carried away.

With all that in mind I came up with some rules for myself when buying..

Have a group of go to Vendors
No new Vendors until 25+ sales
No Vendors with a score under 9.4
No products with a score under 9
Only use NDD or Special Delivery.

Using these rules for myself I've only ever had 1 problem order and that was a British Bulldog parcel that didn't turn up. But even then as soon as Bulldog found out it didn't turn up( I waited a week to tell him) I recieved the package 2 days later. BTW Bulldog is the only Vendor I trust to send first class.

For all it's faults, and it has alot, Biggy has been an absolute godsend for me, and I guess, a whole lot of Biggas.

Have a good day guys.

All I know is you're one of LB's top legends

Apex 🦨 And Polly 🌬️ take #1

You a definite #2