do NOT visit the subreddit ilpt... you will spend hours combing through all of the incredible bullshit. there is no cap on human potential.

Make your own hand sanitizer and sell on eBay its liquid gold.

Good shout but I think initial investment on bottles will put me off - I’m thinking I could infuse hemp with some materials like Shea and coconut oil and make face creams mail ordered but then it’s competing with established brands etc

I am doing pretty well with the reference codes here.

How does it work with all that ? How much are you earning from this ?

Couple hundred euro a month now I've been at it for 5 months.

I thought back to basics (albeit more difficult now we are all home doing the jobs we’ve avoided and avoiding people) wash cars on your street, cut peoples grass, deweeding patios and driveways, mail order supplies care packages
I’m self employed for only 1 year and want to carry on doing something for myself during this time. Besides just getting stoned at home in isolation

I know how you feel

Same boat self employed left in limbo

Now they say six months

But what support is offered for those of us only recently self employed?

Yeah some sectors have seen an increase in need for staff like Jonny said

Royal Mail would be another?

Might be worth getting in touch with job agencies in your town. Supermarkets, distribution centres (warehouse work) all looking for temp workers at this time. Temp guys we’ve got in our warehouse are working as many hours as they like.

Just a thought but maybe corona could work wonders for bitcoin ie minimise cash transactions holding and touching card readers etc

nice idea you money launderer you

We got wrecked lol. Long term still very bullish and are hodling for dear life.

ugh bought btc on localcryptos yesterday via paypal. Paypal put a freeze on my funds for 24 hours after I sent it. In 24 hours the btc I bought basically plummeted in value and now I have to buy a quarter instead of a half :(

Done it twice in a two weeks man...feel your pain...coinbase froze me yesterday too...

ugh coinbase is the worst. even a bitcoin atm is better than coinbase.

Lost about £40 this morning, bummer!
I knew I should have made an order last night.

Just new funds in when you make a purchase, that what you have sitting there will go back up after the covid-19 pandemic

Me too man. Lost about £160 in 2 weeks where I have been trying to decide what to buy!! Been going to bed thinking ‘I’ll sleep on it and do a buy tomorrow’, wake up and boom, fucking buy money half gone... been a proper shit couple of weeks... fucking stock market has got near on a oz of my weed money... ha fuckers...

I decided to sell a 50g block of 24k gold, made an awesome profit from when I bought in 2012, (bought a few in mind of another global meltdown or apocalypse haha) then reinvested a little back in bitcoin about £800 worth and that’s died now. It will come back around though, if only I held off for a week.

Keep that bitcoin for the future when it rises and buy bitcoin now for purchase. That way what you pay now won’t be over the odds and when the market bounces back after coronavirus dies you should be sweet, maybe better off

Only buy coin when you purchase

buy £40 worth of bitcoin now and sometime soon it will double......mayybe

Well I have a theory like yours I’ll mention above

Shocking this bitcoin has dropped nearly 4K in value

Spare a thought for the people recieving payment from 2 weeks ago today lol joking aside it’s a bloodbath covering more than mark ups leaving no choice but to hodl and hope the halving happens in may I think so should see decent gains then

Spare a thought for those of us (me) who bought 50 bitcoins around 2014 for about £9 a piece then like a twat spent them all on drugs on the Silk Road and didn't even save one. Spent every last digit.

Fuckabix.

Mind you, my story isn't as bad as one guy's who bought 1200 when they first came out at something like $0.10 a piece then threw away the computer with all the information on as to where his wallet etc was. His story is somewhere on the internet. I'd be completely mortified! At least i got some drugs out of mine, he just threw his away!

Hindsight is a wonderful thing. ;)

Hodl to fuck if you’re a vendor I reckon?! Must eat into working capital though, feel for you man, must be harsh watching your money disintegrate as it flies through space towards you!

Yea it’s a pain at the min mate I’ve been involved with crypto for years but never been paid for anything with crypto before lb and you have to wait 2 weeks for escrow so when it dives like this I feel it but just got to wait for the bounce back as selling at a loss isn’t something I’m willing to do would rather double down and try to move as much as possible while it’s down now so when/if it goes back up I’m in a position to profit back on the rise

Difficult situation for vendors at moment

Nah man cause anything they get now will double in value, they’ll make a killing lol

Yeah, I have been trading little crypto for about 3 years now just making little bits and bobs here and there (and losing some lol), done ok on a couple of the runs but caught out this time... have been ploughing bits of cash in for last few weeks banking on it following gold in times of crisis etc (coronovirus) but it's actually done the opposite and fucking tanked...

I was banking on the 'safe haven' theory etc, served me well a couple of times in the past but...ah fuck...this week my theory shit has cost me about an oz of weed... now I'm trying to hodl til I'm back in the black instead of spunking it on here ha ha...

That’s the plan mate to sell now would be financial suicide I’ve got a bit to plough into weed to keep going anyway let’s just hope for higher highs after the halving

Bloody hell yes my thoughts are with you, after the grilling you have had as well, It seems to have stabilised now let's hope it only goes up now

I’m telling you mate I’m bullish on bitcoin long term anyway lol

word. the craziest bitcoin optimist once believed it would be worth 100 a coin. it was much harder getting there than anything that lies ahead

Does anyone use Bisq?

I just signed up to CoinCorner and wasn't asked for any ID. It was really easy to use after two nights trying to set up a deposit on Bitpanda

Ugh for whatever reason I was asked for ID when I signed up last year. Will try again with different email address - cheers for reminding me

Nope, immediately demanded verification as soon as I tried to make a deposit (with which to buy btc). Ugh. More suggestions please :(

Got 1000 this weeks as well thks guys and girls

Very cool! Well deserved. Keep making this a great community to belong to.

Nice1 mate :) keep up your good work aswell

Congrats dude, shows how much you put into the community mate.

Your too kind franko.

Congratulations that shows how valued you are in this community, family. I couldnt agree more it truely is a safe space, your help and participation really helps this community grow and flourish. Live long and prosper

Thanks for being a part of it Spock! Also the only social media style I use, or have reason to, like you said the helping nature of LB makes this more than a shop/forum its a damn family. I have NEVER seen a community pull together against scammers, keyboard warriors, or even take the time to recommend products to other users.

Faith in humanity restored, live long and prosper, all of you! Peace

Your right we're all family here, a strong family with morals on what is right and wrong. I've never seen it anywhere else, I think that's why people are so protective of this place.

Faith in humanity restored aswel jam.
Live long and prosper littlebiggy

THIS!

(1) What makes BTC more private than anything else (given the existence of the blockchain/escrow etc)?

(2) When BTC are sent to a wallet that already contains BTC, do they meld together in the manner of a T1000?

(3) Does the existence of BTC rely upon the existence of a digital historical record dating back to the inception of BTC? And if so could that be in danger from a series of freak electrical surges or magnetic storms?

really good questions 1 - the fact that transactions do not require identity make btc intrinsically "private" but the fact that transactions are completely public and wallets can be discovered with analysis is not so private. add in corporate exchanges that require irl identities and you have something that's only a little more private than a bank account unless you take precautions like mixing coins.

2 - they don't mold, they gather in chunks, this can increase your fees if you have lots of small chunks, kind of like the burden of dealing with small change.

3 - yes every transaction since that 1st pizza is "the" blockchain. no real danger of loss since nearly every wallet on earth has a complete copy of it.

* 3) Not nearly every wallet. Just those who are running a full node.

Most of the wallet apps we use are just a gateway to the node hosted by the wallet creators (like Coinomi).

Thanks for your answer Bit Easy, it's very amazing and fascinating.

What do you do when the beans are bubbling?

Do snozeberries taste like snozeberries ?

How do sellers on here match your BT transfer with your purchase?

when you press pay you get a unique address

why are bitcoins used here?

Credit cards cant be used for cannabis transactions, espeically online. Any site offering that is almost surely a scam.

Yeah it has happened to me, I can't believe I didn't realise this in retrospect.

What is the safety of domestic vs EU?

If you are anywhere in the EU it is very close to the same for all practical purposes.

Yes personal amounts don't worry about it, the vendors here have good stealth and there is no real interest in seizures of these quantities.

What is the safest maximum size to order?

Pounds are pretty easy, a lt of weed but not a lot of weight, if your seller is a pro you won't have an issue.

Like all security questions this is relative to your idea of risk and the conditions in your jurisdiction. That said an ounce is pretty safe from all perspectives, easily concealed and not worth the time of evil agents.

The average seizure of cannabis in the US mail is 4 pounds! It's not worth anyone's time to go after small amounts.

What can go wrong? Like everything please I'm just about ready to commit ;)

You can basically put the potential problems into 2 categories: Financial Losses and Freedom Losses.

For financial losses your 1st risk is a bad seller, if things go wrong you will need the escrow system to get your money back. If you are a noob this might take time while you build your reputation and extend settlement time. Otherwise there isn't much risk here.

For losses of your freedom it depends how bad your jurisdiction is but there really aren't many places left on earth where you will be abducted for a small amount of cannabis. Again if you stay with proven sellers the stealth will more than cover this possibility.

Perfectly said

Paranoid as hell because my country has death sentences for cannabis. What is the safest possible form of THC to receive in the mail?

Edibles made from concentrates are completely undetectable. Cookies, candies, capsules you name it and even a snoopy dog can't smell it.

This is misleading. Sniffer dogs can 100% detect drugs baked in to edibles. Even THC.

Dogs can not detect C02 extracted thc, there is no plant material.

Dogs are not smelling for plant material. They're noses can detect different scents, chemicals, even molecules. It does't have to be visible to have a odor. Bloodhounds have over 300 MILLION scent receptors in their noses, there isn't much they can't detect. Detect is they key word here, they don't actually "smell" the scent they detect the molecules in the air using their nose.

Now dogs are being trained specifically to detect edibles, THC gummies and even vape carts. What they do is train the dog to recognize the signature odor of extracted THC mixed with say flour, or gelatin and now that is the smell that the dog will detect. It doesn't just try smell the THC through the item. It will know exactly what it's trying to find and how it should smell. It's kinda crazy.

I tried to find some sources that state that dogs can't detect C02 extracted THC but I couldn't find anything. Do you have any? I'd love to be more knowledgeable on this, especially if I'm missing something.

edit: spelling

this is surely not a stupid question nor a stupid answer but yeah co2 exytact does work. i have had many sniffer dogs try their little hearts out.

If the concentrates are made with co2 extraction that is true and maybe also for BHO.

I can confirm that with knowing a few people who work in Royal Mail, there are no sniffer dogs for orders UK to UK mainland.

I can't say if this applies to orders to Northern Ireland, but I've had a customer in Belfast who received their item so I'm assuming not (although again, this is just an assumption and not based on any factual information).

This is why I stick to just UK buyers. I'm a bit too paranoid to send abroad. But that's just me.

Cheers. BB

Customs do have sniffer dogs to sniff mail.... but what i have received so far has been double- vacuum packed with no smell (to me). I have had pills intercepted 3 times (no longer take them) and just got a warning letter that didn't involve police. At least in Ireland, you are allowed three warnings for possesion before you are charged. The police here will happily ignore someone smoking a joint if they aren't causing trouble.
If you are caught with weed above 7g though, and its wrapped, you're more likely charged as they will presume you are dealing.
I keep a stock indoors, and store some outside in shed. When I lived in an apartment, I would hang some in a small container on a string from window bars..... they wont find it then. It is also technically outside your property limits too. Most people chose similar hiding places in their property , thinking theyre crafty, but cops and thieves know this, and know where too look eg in containers, upper shelves of wardrobes etc. Hope this helps.

got busted by local police, local post opened a case against me for ordering illegal substances.

reason, as i've deducted eventually, vendor mentioned wrong address on the package.
plus because package went to a different country and spent who knows how long in transit between different customs.
matter deteriorated because vendor sent THREE packages out of good intention to satisfy the customer and compensate for post delay.

eventually, after many many many visits to the police and courts all charges were dropped.

not ordering since then. just not worth it, so switched to "gardening" myself :)

who knows if post has my name on some red list.

Hi vikosh, thanks for sharing and sorry for the experience. Glad it all turned out ok. Can you provide more detail on how this happened? Was it in the UK? Did the police show up at your place? Did they search it and find anything else? How come the charges were dropped after the many visits to police and courts?

Sure.
It wasn't in the UK. Let's say Mainland Europe
I received a summon from the police. When I got there I was presented photos of the package addressed to my name and address and it's content. It was sealed in 3 layers of vacuum foil. Not sure the exact name.
Local post scanned it and opened it and started a criminal case against me.
Police was very suggestive to come and "just have a look at my place" and apparently just briefly stopping by the ministry of justice to grab a warrant. I said firm no as thankfully I known my rights.
I was asked if I'd like to do a THC test, to which I responded that I sure can do it, but the test is not a definite confirmation that the package was intended to me. I then tried to pee and nothing came out strangely, then I was offered water, which I gladly drunk (around 1,5 litres), waited for an hour, tried 2 more times. While being supervised by an officer. Well my body is my temple isn't? So my body didn't produce any fluids kkk
They said - well who else would know my address to which I said that my address is not secret and they should probably investigate who sent it. There were no return address.
I denied whatever allegations.
I said may be someone has I'll intentions towards me, who knows. They asked if I can think of anyone who would do that to me. I said nobody that I know of. But who knows.
It was all stretched through a bunch of visits and letters back and forth to the police and the court.
At the end charges were dropped, my record remained clear and all costs of the investigation and processing were taken on by the state.
That's more or less how it was. In brief.

On the return address issue, the last order I received had a return address sticker on envelope. This was one of the top suppliers on LB. I don't think this is a good idea, as they may be leading the cops straight to their own door if the package is intercepted. Not worth that bit of weed back to get busted guys

Wow that's some Iron Curtain shit, yes?

How much was this for? I just got a visit for 3.5g

20g * 3

Vendor's fault. I think vendor's should get out of a stone mentality and take this more serious, because at the end there is no return address, isn't it?

Thank you Vikosh. Helpful to hear, thumbs up for keeping your cool and glad it’s all over now.

Many people have privacy/risk concerns that are not unreasonable. But a few questions remain:

1) How important is it to you to receive your meds? Life changing pain relief, freedom from side effects of prescription drugs and positive mental outlook are all reasons people's meds are important to them.

2) Does LB carry more risk than driving to visit (possibly known) people, to acquire a dubious/variable level of quality?

3) Or waiting for an unreliable person in a weird place?

One day all this glory could come to an end. But for now, no one cares about your eighth, so it's time to be happy! :-)

If it was just an eight kkk

It should be as casual as tea or sage. Something that's been part of so many cultures around the globe and yet became just another way for white people to get smashed.

But yeah, I agree with what you've points out. Makes total sense.

A tip for your postman at Christmas goes a long way, I totally agree.

Cheers. BB

Had 25g of mdma caught from uk border force coming from Holland.received a letter basically saying I have so long to try and claim it or it will be destroyed.leyter said it’s more a civil matter than criminal.never heard anything else about it.also had plenty parcels sent to same address

UPDATE:contacted by police 14 months later,was due to go in for an interview then was phoned to say as it was so long ago and the amount,they are taking no further action.advised if I was doing it,to think again.

thank you for sharing this.

I wonder how do the letters actually get busted if one puts aside flaws in packaging, mentioning a correct address, printed and not handwritted, etc.

are there any sort of postal service protocols and procedures to identify potentially "illegal" parcels/letters, does anyone know?

I understand those practices may vary country by country, but i am sure they are pretty much copy pasted in most of the Europe.

I think it would be helpful

Royal Mail are just a delivery service, they are uninterested in what's in the parcels, their job is to safely deliver it. The police are only interested in large scale trafficking and would rather it be behind closed doors than out on the street. Lb is not of interest, if any centralised government wanted it gone it would already be gone or be under constant DDOS attacks

Exactly the point. Don't speak what police is or isn't interested in. At the end of is an illegal substance in the most of the world and can affect ones life in so many various ways.

All because cannabis somehow is drifting towards the concept of just of more substance for white people to get smashed.

Nope

I don't worry at all. RM def do not have sniffer dogs and as a company they respect the mail so unless the packet is badly damaged and the contents are literally falling out then there is nothing to worry about. They are certainly not looking for it . Only if its there infront of them are they forced to call the police :-) No sight or smell then its 100 % safe
Even if the packet IS intercepted then I would guess that you wouldn't even get a visit from the police .. They know that we wouldn't be able to give them any information about the seller... not that we would anyway!
I think that as long as lb stays as it is and doesn't allow class As then we're all pretty safe.. It takes a lot of resources to bust an online marketplace and there plenty of other sites that they would be more interested in... All just my own opinion of course!
A site like this means less dealing 'on the street', which has gotta be a good thing, right??!
Don't worry, be happy ?

Exactly and stick to domestic vendors your far safer uk-uk.

you're right.
that said, one should also prove that intent.
one didn't order anything like that, never heard of it and deny all accusations.

i was asked before by the cops how would anyone know my exact name and address? I answered that this is not a secret and how would i know who knew it? i asked them why don't they check the party that sent it - no return address, lots of finger prints of different postal services employees and obviously no will, intent, budget, whatever else you name it to go play colombo in a different country over a letter...

Hi, thanks for all the comments. Your reasons are the same that keep me relaxed. I am def sticking on uk-uk parcels, far less control. That said, I am still waiting for a parcel mailed on 10/12 from a reputable vendor I had bought before but I am thinking it is probably due to the xsmas madness and will turn up soon hopefully.