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I was in a sub yesterday dedicated to pro cannabis growing.

Floraflex is a major brand and has been out of a product called

1/4 gallon quickfills since November last year.

Somehow I got banned long with every account on my IP address in my house.

I said there is a sketchy website that when they answer has a heavy middle eastern accent and they claim to be in Denver. i posted the website name and spelled dot com so they would not be able to enjoy a backlink from my post.

They are using a virtual office service so they appear they are in Denver. Floraflex contacted me today and confirmed everyone is out of stock worldwide. Yet these guys are happy to take almost $7k from me for fake stock that will never arrive. My thanks for warning other pro growers was to get a permanent ban.

I have no idea how saying a sketch site with heavy middle eastern accents is hate and enough for permanent ban of a 15 year old account.

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[–] Auster@thebrainbin.org 4 points 2 days ago

Not pro-cannabis myself, but on the overall issue about trigger-happy banning, if Reddit doesn't want you, no use trying to please them. If anything, that move of theirs is an invitation for you to move more firmly to their competitors. Also I've seen some pro-cannabis groups and adjacent ones over the years.

Also, if you must warn of original issue, the one about the fake company, in major platforms, Twitter and Youtube aren't as trigger-happy about bans.

Also a bit tangential, but maybe seek legal action, or at least a chargeback from your bank? 7k USD is by no means a small value.