Wait a minute, am I missing something here? Why the hell would anyone go to the trouble of trading their standard currency - which is acceptable anywhere legitimate - into an non-traceable, anonymous electronic currency like Bitcoins unless they needed to stay anonymous or use a shop that only accepted Bitcoins - like the blackmarket sites.

As far as i have seen only sites accessed through the deepweb / tor etc demand payment in Bitcoins.

If you want to use a 'Legit' site, take your credit card and buy stuff off Amazon. It will save you an unbeleivable amount of time and effort... Forget all about bitcoins if your looking for regular, legitimate goods...

I actually chose this site because all items preported to come with an international warranty. I was trying to stay clear of stolen blackmarket goods, I just wanted a deal.

In the UK all our goods, electronics through to cars are sold at a rediculous premium compared to the USA and other countries. Take for example a European, Mercedes C63 AMG - Yours in the US brand new for $59,000. Oh, but what do Mercedes decide to charge us in the UK? Oddly £58,000.

Sound fair? well if you have no concept of exchange rates it might, but if you do know the value of the pound then you will know that £58,000 is more like $90,000!

Its a similar story whatever product it is - the only exception being american made goods which are sold even cheaper in the US vs UK. I remember seeing an article about one of the new style american muscle cars that came out a few years ago (cant remember which one)- you could pick one up in the us on a basic spec for like $20,000 - When they cam to the UK they were more Like £40,000 to buy ($60,000).

This is the reason why I am seeking to buy abroad at a discount - so I can get treated like an equal human being to the rest of the world - not forced into paying 3 times what the products worth by an evil price fixing racket thats too big for anyone to take a stand against!

SO THERE!

Ok everyone. Well thanks for your help.

I should have spent a bit of time learning about these factors before I jumped strait in. I had no idea  that Bitcoins couldnt be reversed or traced - I read an article that claimed that each coin was basically a unique code and was easily identifiable- I presumed it would be easy to get a refund due to this fact. Obviously I misunderstood the article or it was a load of horsesh1t.

I guess the next thing to do then is to report the site as a scam:

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SCAM:

http://xqz3u5drneuzhaeo.onion/users/qicpic/files/l0.txt

***SamsungStorE*** Samsung Store

All products from Samsung retailers, 100% original.
All items are brand new, unopened, and shipped with international Samsung warranty.
Safe worldwide delivery!

Email us: samsungstore@tormail.org

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Is there a database of sites to avoid anywhere or reveiws of sites?

Thanks

Being a total newb - im not sure what Escrow is or how to tell if I used it. I presume its some kind of middleman who holds the funds for both parties until buyer is happy - then releases. Which would be a great idea if I had known there were these kinds of services out there.

I purchased the bitcoins through a vendor on localbitcoins.com, who have always been extremely good. I transfered the payment to samsungstore from my balance on localbitcoins.com which keeps a virtual wallet for you.

Could I approach them for help? Or try and insist they investigate? Or do i not really have a leg to stand on?

Hello all

I followed a link from one of the main, 'deepweb' links lists on Tor to a site called SamsungStore.

It was listed with all the legit sites like Silk Road, Sheep, Blackmarket Reloaded  etc.

I contacted the guy about stock on samsungstore@tormail.org and he didnt have what I wanted but had something similar. I sent a few emails back and forth getting the specs right and ended up sending about $300 in BTC. It all seemed legit - why say he didnt have what i wanted if he was a scammer? etc

Anyway. Now not heard from him for nearly two days.. He confirmed receipt of the funds and said he would contact me  when the items were going to be shipped..

Have I been scammed or is he just slow at shipping goods?

Opinions please - and feedback on seller much apreciated....