This forum only works if reports are specific. “Great dealer, fast shipping” tells the next person nothing. Here is what to include.
In every report
- Order date and arrival date. Not “took a while” — actual dates.
- Country you are in. Customs outcomes are meaningless without it.
- Courier. Airmail and DHL behave nothing alike.
- Payment method. Card or transfer decides whether you had recourse.
- What went wrong, if anything, and how it was resolved. The resolution matters more than the fault.
What we do not want
- Referral links. Post them and the post gets removed.
- “PM me for a discount code.”
- Reviews of a dealer you have not actually ordered from.
On negative reports
Post them. We do not delete a negative thread because a dealer complained, and we do not require proof beyond a plausible timeline. If a dealer resolves it, say so in the same thread — the resolution is the useful part.
On positive reports
Be careful with enthusiasm. A dealer with twenty glowing first posts and no dates is either lucky or astroturfed. Include dates and it stops mattering which.