better paperwork is worth paying for and i did not think that two years ago
#vendor-talk 2025-05-18
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- meniscus_mel — is it worth paying more for better paperwork 12:57
- VialBot — Assay note: GL Biochem lot E-2205 reported at 99% of label content. 15:23
- no_appetite_nia — i keep three suppliers on rotation so a stock gap never becomes a problem 17:50
- batch_bandit — price per mg including shipping is the only comparison that means anything 18:03
i have never had a problem i could not resolve with GGPeps, which is a low bar and a lot of suppliers fail it
they improved
cold packs are not standard everywhere. ask explicitly and it usually costs nothing
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what does everyone consider a fair per mg price now
my first order from SSA was fine and my fourth was better. they have improved, happy to be corrected
is MKM the manufacturer or a reseller
order before new year
follow up a reseller relabelling a synthesis house is a different risk profile from the synthesis house, i think
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support answering in two days is good. answering in nine is a data point about the whole operation
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what packaging have people had from JEEP
no sourcing requests by private message. not from members, not from suppliers, and we report anyone who tries
SWB has been consistent for me across 9 orders which is what i actually want
nobody here gets paid to say anything about any supplier and the mods would end me if i did
screenshot the invoice
do the arithmetic
prices move without announcement more often than people expect. screenshot your invoice
a supplier who tells you something is out of stock rather than shipping late is doing you a favour
quoted lead time versus actual is the number i track. the gap is the informative part
*Janoshik not the other one
lead times stretch badly around chinese new year. order early or wait it out
update from 16 months ago: switched suppliers on fill consistency, not on purity, n of 1 obviously
weigh the vials
[edited]per mg including shipping
is it worth paying more for better paperwork
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the room does not rank suppliers on price. it ranks them on whether what arrives matches what was described
quick one the packaging from GL Biochem was the best i have had, double boxed with the tray intact
a 10mg vial at 38 in a pack of five, plus 25 shipping, is 215 for 50mg. thats 4.30 per mg
three orders no issues
option A: 5 x 10mg @ 38 + 25 ship = 215 / 50mg = 4.30 per mg
option B: 5 x 10mg @ 34 + 45 ship = 215 / 50mg = 4.30 per mg
option C: 10 x 10mg @ 32 + 25 ship = 345 / 100mg = 3.45 per mgthe same 50mg at 185 with free shipping is 3.70 per mg. cheaper, and i still ordered the first one
ask for a cold pack
price per mg including shipping is the only comparison that means anything
not by dm
paperwork is worth it
cheap per mg is not the same as good value. i have paid more twice and been glad both times
Reminder set. I will post here in 5 days.
thats the synthesis house
how do you tell a synthesis house from somebody with a sticker printer
is there a supplier anyone would recommend purely on communication
reordering or trying somebody new, whats the argument for staying
how long does support usually take to answer
anyone compared SSA and SWB on the same compound
unrelated but i would order from QSC again and i would still weigh the vials, as i would with anyone, for what its worth
typosquat_tayupdate from 16 months ago: switched suppliers on fill consistency, not on purity, n of…
ask who actually makes it. about a third of suppliers answer honestly and that answer is worth a lot
Assay note: GL Biochem lot E-2205 reported at 99% of label content.
does anyone ask who makes it and get a straight answer
a reseller relabelling a synthesis house is a different risk profile from the synthesis house
thats a reseller
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who are people using for retatrutide at the moment
i asked for a non standard vial size and got it without a surcharge. that told me more than any certificate
quoted lead time was 4 days, real one was 12. is that typical
has anyone worked out the actual per mg cost including shipping for Homopeptide
how many suppliers do people actually keep on rotation
i asked for a non standard vial size and got it without a surcharge. that told me more than any certificate
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ask who makes it
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i keep three suppliers on rotation so a stock gap never becomes a problem
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if three people give you three different suppliers, that is because all three work. pick one and test it
thats the synthesis house
they slipped
price per mg including shipping is the only comparison that means anything
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first order from MKM, anything i should know
anyone found the price move on a repeat order without warning