EPISODE · Jan 25, 2026 · 12 MIN
Season 5: Liquids, Lies & The Holiday Heist Spin-Off Episode 1; "Not Like Val”
from Uncapped: Stories from the Grey Market · host krysia
Episode 1 opens in the aftermath of Val’s cupcake GB disaster: missing kits, bad labels and a community promising never to trust a group buy again. Into that gap steps Rae. a familiar name who openly agrees Val scammed people and repeatedly reassures everyone she’s “not like Val.” She announces a new Yoyo group buy that includes both peptides and “research liquids,” promising cheaper shipping, tracking screenshots and photos of boxes. Members who were burned by Val, including some of the loudest critics from the cupcake saga sign up anyway, sending Rae money via Venmo, Cash App and PayPal because, compared to Val’s silence, her constant chatting and promises look like transparency.As the episode progresses, peptides begin to arrive but there is an empty space where the liquids should be. Buyers start asking about tracking for oils and shred kits, and Rae responds with a new explanation: California customs has “struck,” the first box of liquids has supposedly been seized, and she claims to have paid half the cost of a reship herself. At the same time, the GB servers disappear, leaving only Rae’s DMs as the point of contact. Episode 1 ends with those unresolved red flags, no visible liquids, nuked servers, and a host who insists she is nothing like Val. setting up Episode 2’s deeper dive into Rae’s payments and the vendor ledger
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Episode 1 opens in the aftermath of Val’s cupcake GB disaster: missing kits, bad labels and a community promising never to trust a group buy again. Into that gap steps Rae. a familiar name who openly agrees Val scammed people and repeatedly reassures everyone she’s “not like Val.” She announces a new Yoyo group buy that includes both peptides and “research liquids,” promising cheaper shipping, tracking screenshots and photos of boxes. Members who were burned by Val, including some of the loudest critics from the cupcake saga sign up anyway, sending Rae money via Venmo, Cash App and PayPal because, compared to Val’s silence, her constant chatting and promises look like transparency.As the episode progresses, peptides begin to arrive but there is an empty space where the liquids should be. Buyers start asking about tracking for oils and shred kits, and Rae responds with a new explanation: California customs has “struck,” the first box of liquids has supposedly been seized, and she claims to have paid half the cost of a reship herself. At the same time, the GB servers disappear, leaving only Rae’s DMs as the point of contact. Episode 1 ends with those unresolved red flags, no visible liquids, nuked servers, and a host who insists she is nothing like Val. setting up Episode 2’s deeper dive into Rae’s payments and the vendor ledger
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