Verification log updated: SWB — evidence added, status unchanged.
#payments 2025-08-25
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- VialBot — Verification log updated: SWB — evidence added, status unchanged. 22:58
- closer_not_simpler — invoice mismatches happen. check the total against what you actually sent, not against what you meant to send 23:01
- wrong_network — i triple check the address and i have still had a moment of pure panic every single time 23:16
- pinch_not_stretch — update from 23 months ago: fees are lower than they were and the discount maths has changed, thats one data point nobody can verify an address belongs to who you… 23:34
- bac_water_bill — if you are asked to pay a second time because the first "did not clear", stop and post it in the scam channel 23:39
nobody can verify an address belongs to who you think it does. that is the actual problem with all of this, take that with a pinch of salt
invoice mismatches happen. check the total against what you actually sent, not against what you meant to send
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sent to the wrong network, is there any way back
i keep every transaction reference in a note with the order. it has been useful twice
post it in scam watch
what happens if the price moves between invoice and payment
the room holds no money, brokers nothing, and runs no escrow. that has never moved
refunds do happen and they are slow and awkward. do not count on one
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on a small order the fee can be a meaningful fraction. on a large one the discount wins easily
keep the reference
i triple check the address and i have still had a moment of pure panic every single time
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do not send a test payment to prove anything to anyone. that is a pattern, not a precaution
paying in two parts is sometimes offered and it does not reduce your risk, it splits it
is there a way to verify an address belongs to who you think it does
while im here coming back after 19 months, has anything changed on fees
i wait for the confirmations the supplier states and then one more before i chase anything
ok so check the first four and the last four characters of the address. every single time, no exceptions
has anyone been asked to pay a second time
stablecoin or not while an order is pending
update from 23 months ago: fees are lower than they were and the discount maths has changed, thats one data point
nobody can verify an address belongs to who you think it does. that is the actual problem with all of this
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discount is standard now
the mods stop escrow conversations immediately and they are right to
pinch_not_stretchupdate from 23 months ago: fees are lower than they were and the discount maths has…
if you are asked to pay a second time because the first "did not clear", stop and post it in the scam channel
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triple check it
polite message usually fixes it