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EPISODE · Mar 14, 2026 · 16 MIN

K-Hole Origins; #4; Dear Friend, Where's my Refund

from Uncapped: Stories from the Grey Market · host krysia

In this audio version episode of K-Hole Origins: My Road to Grey, I talk about my experience with a vendor known as Cora and how a seemingly normal transaction slowly turned into a lesson in how the grey market actually works.It started in March 2024. Cora approached me warmly, calling me “dear friend,” reassuring me about shipping and reship policies, and sending an Alibaba payment link for tirzepatide. The first order actually arrived, which gave me confidence to place a second, larger order for several peptides.But once testing results came back through PTDS, the picture changed. Multiple products, MOTS-C, DSIP and Epitalon, were under dosed. When I asked for a refund, the conversation shifted into what I now recognise as the classic grey-market script: reassurance, batch excuses, replacement offers instead of refunds, and endless procedural delays.The refund became a negotiation. The amount kept shrinking. I was asked to keep the agreement secret and even asked to delete posts discussing the issue. When the agreed refund still didn’t appear, the process was pushed into complicated Alibaba procedures that never actually resolved anything.In the end, the only thing that worked was a credit-card chargeback.What began with hearts, “dear friend,” and friendly messages ended with a defence letter claiming I was unreasonable and spreading rumours.

In this audio version episode of K-Hole Origins: My Road to Grey, I talk about my experience with a vendor known as Cora and how a seemingly normal transaction slowly turned into a lesson in how the grey market actually works.It started in March 2024. Cora approached me warmly, calling me “dear friend,” reassuring me about shipping and reship policies, and sending an Alibaba payment link for tirzepatide. The first order actually arrived, which gave me confidence to place a second, larger order for several peptides.But once testing results came back through PTDS, the picture changed. Multiple products, MOTS-C, DSIP and Epitalon, were under dosed. When I asked for a refund, the conversation shifted into what I now recognise as the classic grey-market script: reassurance, batch excuses, replacement offers instead of refunds, and endless procedural delays.The refund became a negotiation. The amount kept shrinking. I was asked to keep the agreement secret and even asked to delete posts discussing the issue. When the agreed refund still didn’t appear, the process was pushed into complicated Alibaba procedures that never actually resolved anything.In the end, the only thing that worked was a credit-card chargeback.What began with hearts, “dear friend,” and friendly messages ended with a defence letter claiming I was unreasonable and spreading rumours.

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