The end result of the trade was that the product was not shipped, Denis kept the fees anyways, and I was refunded a virtual debit card. In effect, I messaged back and fourth for four days to buy a virtual debit card at a 9% commission rate. I just ended up buying the part in-person for cash for almost twice the price.
Denis started the conversion relatively quickly, took the needed information, and waited until the following day to place the order, or at least send a purchase order screenshot. According to Denis, the vendor apparently required KYC / government ID, which neither of us desired to do. The vendor then fully refunded the order, and Denis insisted on keeping the fees. This admittedly is laid out at the bottom of the listing, but doesn't detract from the fact that the practice is customer-unfriendly. Denis gave me the option of receiving the partial refund in a virtual debit card or XMR, where the value of the XMR was ~3% less than the card at the time.
Seller was very kind and the coffee is good, for a reasonable price. Only downside was turnaround time, which was well over a month. However, the seller was nice about it and gave a coupon code for next time.
Got exactly what I wanted: a cheap fragrance sent directly to me, paid in XMR. It smells nice, though I don't have the "real" scent to compare it to. Will hopefully do business again!
Ordered the item from the store quickly for exactly the price as described. Address information was able to be sent over SimpleX. No additional BS, so no complaints thus far.
Denis started the conversion relatively quickly, took the needed information, and waited until the following day to place the order, or at least send a purchase order screenshot. According to Denis, the vendor apparently required KYC / government ID, which neither of us desired to do. The vendor then fully refunded the order, and Denis insisted on keeping the fees. This admittedly is laid out at the bottom of the listing, but doesn't detract from the fact that the practice is customer-unfriendly. Denis gave me the option of receiving the partial refund in a virtual debit card or XMR, where the value of the XMR was ~3% less than the card at the time.