Is it just me or does it feel like this thread can and may undermine AB as a source potentially for people? Seems these types of threads are the kind that can prevent others from sourcing or add a radar to AB or x source. Know you're not naming the particular seller/vendor, yet this is how other sources ended up coming down. People got excited, posted about it, gave tmi, other users probe, more specific info given, then it ends up gone. Keep in mind anyone not a member can view this content.
May have been better to wait until you got yours and made a post saying "Was able to source sn to the UK. Will share more info pm." Or something like that.
Ok so apparently a bit of persistence and some good luck - the vendor I found on alibaba who will ship SN to the UK
Or left it at this. Then after if users probe for more info can communicate via pm. To me what you said after this is potentially problematic and gives tmi. Many of the comments and questions seem to have been better left in pm as well. For example gbi2's most recent question (won't quote it). Why not go to pm at that point? I'm asking please to pm that answer to the user gb instead of openly answering it here. Seems enough has been said.
I'm a bit surprised at how op is so willing to say AB volunteered to mislabel it, said what they're labeling it as... and provided their shipment method. It's like you're telling customs and others "Hey AB is doing this when they shouldn't be and this is how." Maybe I'm wrong to interpret it that way? But that's what I'm seeing.
Not trying to single you out others have mentioned AB before, however didn't go into as much detail... and the times have changed. Just seems like this thread stemmed from overexcitement (which I understand) to too much said and seems to keep going that way.
Barely any sources as is. Have a feeling this thread will be bumped for a while too. Just makes it easier for anyone anti to just go after AB and next thing you know it won't even be available for sale there at all. They may even use this specific thread and reference this site for said reason for doing so. We know sn is under the radar, has been and that anti are surely seeing this and thinking 'Oh I see how they're doing it now we need to stop them.' Maybe they already know, just saying. Not sure they'd be able to, but still.
Maybe I'm overthinking this. Idk just have a bad feeling about the original post and direction this thread will go/is already going. Get the feeling this will potentially shut down AB for others. Wouldn't surprise me if soon others say they tried and it isn't a thing anymore. Hope I'm wrong.