To be clear:  Both of these guys paid me everything owed every time.  There was a chargeback that got corrected and I did get my money. They did not scam me.  They both paid me.  I am OK with the outcomes of the transactions.  What I do not understand is the relationship between them.  AFAIK they are not scammers.

However, I am done with this and them.  I am moving on.