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Kman100
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Sigma Aldrich
Hello,
I have a question regarding Sigma Aldrich (http://www.sigmaaldrich.com). I am an individual wishing to establish an account with them to purchase some chemicals.
Does anyone have any experience with them? If so, is it easy to obtain an account?
Thanks.
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blazter
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good luck.
Heh heh, seems like I recall reading in an aldrich catalog that they would only do business with established businesses, and expressly stated that
they would not sell to individuals. Now if one was to establish their own company, there may be a chance, but assume that any concerned governmental
agency will probably get your name should you order from them.
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If you do manage to order, please don't tell everyone how you did it. Thanks.
Loather of monstrous carbuncles, lover of organic melons and servant girls.
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Nuke_Dukem
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Dont bother with them. German and other european places are better. Like lancaster, pfaltz bauer, alfa aesar, elf etc etc . Just give them a name of
some fake university. You can order pretty much anything.
W00t!
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Kman100
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Thanks for all the tips.
Nuke, why are European places better? Also, I was already thinking of making up a fake business name, but the university idea sounds good.
Is it okay to do this? Will they do a check to make sure this "fake university" exists?
Anyone have experience with creating a fake organization (business or university) to obtain an account w/ a professional chemical supply co.?
Thanks all.
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HNO3
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I get all my catalogs under the name Superior Research Intstitute. Sure hope that isn't a real business. Anyway if you feel like it, sent me an
email and I'll asign you a branch number. Hey, why not?
\"In the beginning, God...\" Wait a minute, God doesn\'t exist!!!!!!!!!! \"OK, in the beginning, ummm, hydrogen...\" Wait a minute, what about the
laws of thermodynamics? \"OK, in the beginning, ummm.....UMMMMM, what\'s left to choose from?
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Kman100
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Heh, I sent you an e-mail boss.
I hope to be receiving my branch number shortly.
I'll have the reports on your desk by Friday.
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HNO3
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Sorry haven't tried Fischer . I have gotten a catalog from Alfa Aesar, no
problem. I got a catalog but couldn't order from Spectrum Chemicals do to other problems (credit card, DEA number, tax number, etc:mad . And as to those reports...
OOPS! umm, could you give me an address so I can keep track of all my "branches"? No, I couldn't care less, but if someone thinks
I'm making drugs... *shudders violently, falls over dead* Other than that, you are now officially SRI Branch #2.
\"In the beginning, God...\" Wait a minute, God doesn\'t exist!!!!!!!!!! \"OK, in the beginning, ummm, hydrogen...\" Wait a minute, what about the
laws of thermodynamics? \"OK, in the beginning, ummm.....UMMMMM, what\'s left to choose from?
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Nuke_Dukem
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European places are better because theyre out of the DEA's jurisdiction. Even here in canada a person would have no problem buying some
chemicals that if bought in the USA would raise a red flag. Even real chemists who have legitimate buisnesses get the third degree from sigma,
having to answer all kinds of curious questions and fill out DEA forms.
W00t!
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So, you pretend to be an institute and that's it? We've got tax numbers in the netherlands which institutes and businesses have, but private
persons don't. I can imagine though that an american company has never heard of the tax number. Since it goes with purchase orders most of the
time, it's not that easy to fake stuff, although I could think of ways. In the end it all boils down to someone having your adress, and you
receiving a package there. It surprises me that there aren't any problems when the customs office check on the package...
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Ive never had a problem with customs, I have ordered stuff from pfaultz and bauer and ABCR.de several times and have never been hassled with ID
numbers or anything like that. They always ask what buisness I am from and I tell them that im a chemistry student at [Blank] university and they get
my shipping address and give me a quote and its as simple as that. I havent had a problem yet.
W00t!
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Kman100
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Pfaltz and Bauer seems to be my favorite choice out of the companies I've looked at. They have a huge inventory and carry alkali metals, which is
great. They'll even do a custom synthesis for you.
I'm in the US and the customs can be strict sometimes, due to terrorism etc.
I mean, I just hope a thing as innocuous as Copper Sulfate won't get me flagged down for making bombs, hehe.
Oh well, I'm going to call and try to establish an account.
HNO3, what kind of address due you want me to send you?
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Kman100
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Hmm, I was just looking at their site.
Pfaltz and Bauer is located in Connecticut?
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Just to complicate the story...
At work a few weeks back I needed some (fairly obscure and toxic) chemical and it was in aldrich's catalogue so I ordered it. They rang me up to
tell me that it was only available in the USA. I asked why it was in the UK catalogue and they told me that the rules had changed recently.
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Country, city, street, name. *Boy, this will be a good way to get everyones addresses*
Maybe we could have random remailers, too. So like some one could order through a "branch" and then the "branch" could remail it
to the person who wanted it in the first place.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by HNO3
I get all my catalogs under the name Superior Research Intstitute. Sure hope that isn't a real business. Anyway if you feel like it, sent me an
email and I'll asign you a branch number. Hey, why not?
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Hehe! My "Company" is called PreLim Research! What's the rest of yours?
All that glitters isn't gold.
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So wait, you just order the chems and plug in a fake company, and tell them to send the chems to where?
Oh bubble trumps!
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Anywhere that's not your house!
All that glitters isn't gold.
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I paid $150 CAN to get the business license so my company is registered and perfectly legal if they try and look it up.
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getting a business license
There is a thread on this subject on this board somewhere. Getting a license seems like a good idea but I had some reservations. One is, would you
have to describe your activities in detail to the municipality issuing said license? If you did you would likely be disqualified because your
residence was not zoned for chem lab activities, waste disposal, etc. Another concern is do you have to file a tax return? I believe it was Hermes
who noted that the IRS is much more likely than the DEA to get in your shorts bigtime if everything isn't kosher moneywise.
The single most important condition for a successful synthesis is good mixing - Nicodem
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Eliteforum
Anywhere that's not your house! |
I have gotten so far. Though I am only using a friends adress with some reservations and certainly not for ordering dangerous stuff
If there are commercial places that offer the option of package reception though...
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I can't believe the fake business thing works. I would have thought that the chem companies would have checked something like that.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mendeleev
I can't believe the fake business thing works. I would have thought that the chem companies would have checked something like that.
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It doesn't, really. These people aren't stupid, and have to answer to the DEA like anyone else.
Probably if you limit your orders things like Potassium Sulphate and pH paper, they aren't going to expend a lot of resources to track you down:
you just look like any other customer. Methylamine Hydrochloride is a different story.
Exploring the boundaries of what is safe or unsafe to order could be exciting. Every knock on your door gives you a blast of adrenline.
[Edited on 14-1-2005 by guaguanco]
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| Quote: | Originally posted by guaguanco
Every knock on your door gives you a blast of adrenline.
[Edited on 14-1-2005 by guaguanco] |
I know what that is like. Many years ago when I was just getting into chemistry/pyro, I made the mistake of ordering KNO3, S8, C all from the same
supplier in the same order, and it was not a pyro supplier, it was a real scientific company. They know my name, adress everything. I am afraid that will come back to haunt me some day....
Out of curiosity, how many of you order chems to your real name, and home adress?
[Edited on 14-1-2005 by rogue chemist]
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You're afrid they'll come after you for odering the components of black powder? I have wanted to buy some nitric acid for some time now (not
intended for explosives) is this not a bright idea? I was planning on buying say a liter of 70%
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