Has the risk for engaging in the markets gone up?

One thing seems true only: I have noticed more posts than usual regarding domestic seizures by USPS in the US. There is speculation that their ability to detect suspicious packages has increased in recent times - because the vendor used crypto postage, or because USPS started using AI to find patterns, no one knows for sure.

For the rest of us buyers not in the US, I haven't noticed any difference and business continues as usual. Personally I've been using the markets frequently since 2011 and never had a package seized, whether domestic or international.

What definitely hasn't changed is the amount of posts by paranoid newbies who are afraid to order to their real name and address. I don't know why so many people are excessively worried about this, but there has always been a certain percentage of new buyers who seem very scared of LE. Perhaps some of these people have never been drug users in real life so using the DNMs is their first brush with the drugs world. Whatever the reason, in my experience there is no need to become so paranoid, but the number of people posting hasn't really increased, I don't think.

If you order personal amounts you got nothing to worry.

As long as you are just ordering personal and you are smart about which vendors you choose to engage with, you should be fine.

I think risk will go up more in the next years when USPS employs AI to better profile DNM packs, so buy now! ;)

There is more domestic mail now than ever, and it's still growing as more and more people switch to ordering things they need online. . The USPS can barely handle the capacity. How the vendor moves is the most important factor, more important than ever, because if they don't already have A.I. training on our mail data, to where they can point out certain trends, they soon will.

Funnily, I have a decent understanding of International Logistics. U.S customs has a normal VACIS exam for incoming goods(could become an intensive exam if goods are suspected prohibited). Legally only required to check 1 in 10 packages although they may or may not check more.

When younger, I ordered etizolam blisters from a clearnet site thinking they were legal. Apparently it was international and got a love letter. Ordered domestic from DNM and nothing bad happened since, no address burn. Since then I ordered domestic.

For buyers it's the same as ever. Use tails so you aren't one of the low hanging fruits. Same shit. Don't check tracking. Use real name. Don't open it if requires a signature.

It'll always be the same.

small vendors get big,big vendors get popular, popular vendors get popped.the chance goes up the more high risk items the vendor sells, chance goes down a little if the items they sell are lower on the illicit food chain. this will happen forever

Scary days ahead

These days are certainly a good time to get into it. Can't really say for years prior but ATM, its good. Reputable sites, vendors that been around for years, and for the moment we still have really good crypto to trade with. My biggest worry is they'll crack down on crpyto which would hurt all of us. But like the first comment said,it'll be around forever. Whenever there is a market there will be someone to capitlize on it.

It's gonna last forever. Every time you check, someone will say the top vendors are scammers. Someone will say the top vendors sell bunk product. Someone will say the top vendors are compromised. Someone will say USPS is inspecting every box. There's always going to be morons saying stupid shit. Maybe drugs are making you paranoid. You should probably just not do them.