cloned site is the most under-discussed thing in c/hplc
Something I noticed reading old threads that I have not seen said out loud. The advice on PDF metadata in this community changed substantially around the start of last year, and nobody went back and updated the older posts. So depending on which thread the search engine hands you, you get two contradictory answers…
Yeah, the batch number across three vendors is a real signal.
Did SWB respond or ghost you?
No. This is the kind of confident post that gets copied into a screenshot and repeated for years. Where is the evidence.
the batch number appearing across three vendors is a red flag
cloned storefronts use old images, search for those
This is evidence. The metadata is checkable and it is odd.
the reship offer that never sends anything is worth noting