Qingdao Sigma Chemical Co., Ltd (International, US, EU, Canada and Australia domestic

Yeah, “it says it’s for research only but it’s going to an apartment building”, sorry future scientists, if you live in an apartment you clearly don’t do research
Is that why my CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing machine wasn't delivered? I knew living in an apartment in the hood would limit my future experiments. But I can't find an abundance of homeless hobos to experiment on in the rich area. Foiled again!!!
 
they made a huge bust of the ring in LA that china smuggled things in and had warehouses where shipped Chinese goods out from counterfeit goods and some "pharma" they said. ie the ship shippings lines. they just counterfeited the seals on the containers and open them up take goods out and re seal. my guess is it had something to do with tracy domestic wheelhouses.
Most likely nothing to do with tracy. Busts like these regularly happen on smaller scales, but because QSC kept operating it wasn't relevant news. Now Every customs bust is confirmation bias. Tracy/QSC will not go underground because of a US based indictment or bust. US based charges usually result in shipment pauses, while still communicating. Going completely dark indicates a source/origin based issue. We need news on china based busts to have a clearer picture. Those guys don't make announcements until 'everything' has been cooked and sanitized
 
Officer Jorge came across as completely incompetent in this episode. The moment he confidently declared the vial of blue powder to be "CU50 is copper sulfate" was an instant facepalm—seriously? Try GHK-Cu 50mg, genius. That level of ignorance was painful to watch. And I have a pretty solid guess about BT10 as well.

The whole "not for human OR animal use" drama was laughable, almost as much as their fixation on the shipping addresses—one package going to an apartment in Miami, another to Texas. As if that alone proves anything. But the real kicker? No labels on the vials. Watching Jorge and his supervisor stumble around, completely out of their depth, was pure comedy.

On the plus side, at least the vials were packed well—the hard plastic 10-pack cases were a nice touch.

Honestly, this episode is pure entertainment. I replay it every other day just for the laughs.
Well as my professor once said: "When you know the answer, any question appears very easy". They seem ignorant about knowing the identity of a random pep, yet you have people making orders for peps that they know they ordered but struggle to know "which pep/oil is what?"
 
Officer Jorge came across as completely incompetent in this episode. The moment he confidently declared the vial of blue powder to be "CU50 is copper sulfate" was an instant facepalm—seriously? Try GHK-Cu 50mg, genius. That level of ignorance was painful to watch. And I have a pretty solid guess about BT10 as well.

The whole "not for human OR animal use" drama was laughable, almost as much as their fixation on the shipping addresses—one package going to an apartment in Miami, another to Texas. As if that alone proves anything. But the real kicker? No labels on the vials. Watching Jorge and his supervisor stumble around, completely out of their depth, was pure comedy.

On the plus side, at least the vials were packed well—the hard plastic 10-pack cases were a nice touch.

Honestly, this episode is pure entertainment. I replay it every other day just for the laughs.

I don't see how they can restrict who's a "researcher" and who isn't in terms of legal, uncontrolled substances. Even the government has long recognized and even supported the participation of the public as amateur/unconventional/independent investigation as "Citizen Science"


MESO itself is a form of this.
 
I don't see how they can restrict who's a "researcher" and who isn't in terms of legal, uncontrolled substances. Even the government has long recognized and even supported the participation of the public as amateur/unconventional/independent investigation as "Citizen Science"


MESO itself is a form of this.
That is exactly my point too, they looked up the address and said it is an apartment not a research lab so dumb them.

I have no idea on the legality of the Botox but I know GHKcu falls under the research legal category.
 
That is exactly my point too, they looked up the address and said it is an apartment not a research lab so dumb them.

I have no idea on the legality of the Botox but I know GHKcu falls under the research legal category.
It's customs bro. They have the authority to do that. Which is why they send letters. These guys made someone throw out traditional cookies because they listed beef tallow as an ingredient, and according to them, any form of foreign beef is no good. I guess those cookies are a huge CJD risk.
 
Well as my professor once said: "When you know the answer, any question appears very easy". They seem ignorant about knowing the identity of a random pep, yet you have people making orders for peps that they know they ordered but struggle to know "which pep/oil is what?"
You are correct. I guess I assumed CBP was a bit more on the ball with identifying cargo as most likely peptides on a simple cursory inspection. I don't make such assumptions of competency when talking about the general public who seeks to procure such products.
 
You are correct. I guess I assumed CBP was a bit more on the ball with identifying cargo as most likely peptides on a simple cursory inspection. I don't make such assumptions of competency when talking about the general public who seeks to procure such products.
The more experienced ones may probably know what it is and are more likely to let it pass through.
 
maybe the feds will be right next to Tracy while she is working. Dont say it cant happen
If they come back I'll be more concerned about their shipping lines considering the news posted by a few members. If QSC's products are part of that news, it may take some trial and error to get a new system going.
Ordering domestic may be the way to go at first.
 
I guess it makes sense when you're dealing in counterfeit luxury goods that are nearly indistinguishable from the originals, they can figure out how to make seals that look like the real thing too.

Saw some Chinese "superclone" watches that are so good, it almost seems stupid to buy an original at this point because to anyone but a dealer (and only after taking off the back), there's no way to tell the difference.
I had a similar conversation yesterday with someone who's in the high-end watch scene. The head of the buyer's club he's in does repairs and said some of the clones are so meticulously done that they source the same parts surreptitiously and even research which serial numbers to clone. Sometimes only an expert a specific manufacturer's products can ID them.

If something can be made by one entity, it can be made by another.
 
I had a similar conversation yesterday with someone who's in the high-end watch scene. The head of the buyer's club he's in does repairs and said some of the clones are so meticulously done that they source the same parts surreptitiously and even research which serial numbers to clone. Sometimes only an expert a specific manufacturer's products can ID them.

If something can be made by one entity, it can be made by another.

Despite the recent craze we now know they aren't good investments, and if no one can tell the difference when it's on your wrist, those who think you're wearing a fake will do so even if it's original, so yeah, basically this new gen of watch clones has sucked the value out of the originals,

It's not as if superclones are dirt cheap, the ones I saw started at $1k (no precious metals) which gives those Chinese manufacturers plenty of money to make sure all the details are perfect. It also reveals what a ripoff the $35k originals are.

Some annual production numbers slipped past Rolex's secrecy recently. It was in the millions, so hardly an "exclusive" low volume product any more.
 
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