rachamim18
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exploding the myth...
Sorry Lorenzo but outside of the farmgate that statement is not true. If you had said the most successful dealers never sample their own wares then I would be in total agreement with you. Most street dealers get into dealing in order to support out of control habits...as those 2 riding public transport in Australia might have been inclined to do. I will just give you a brief breakdown on the scene in NYC. Most "pitchers" [those that actually hand out the drugs and take the money] make from 50 cents to 3.50 per 5 or 10 dollar bag of heroin. Most "managers" [those that supervise the pitchers,run the spot, take care of storing drugs and money, as well as being the ones to actually handle the "reup" and "payout"] only make 1 dollar to 5 dollars a 5 or 10 dollar bag. They are not getting rich [in this day and age although before 1993 it was VERY different] at this often only netting a couple of hundred profit after a long day of looking over their shoulders. In fact, currently, you would be hard pressed not to find a full blown junkie dealing on the street. A 1500 dollar a day habit is not massive. I was almost there at one point and if I had continued would have certainly eclipsed that if it did not kill me in the process. I do know people that currently put 2000 dollars WHOLESALE [which breaks down to about 3500 a day] into their veins every day of the week.
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Sorry Lorenzo but outside of the farmgate that statement is not true. If you had said the most successful dealers never sample their own wares then I would be in total agreement with you. Most street dealers get into dealing in order to support out of control habits...as those 2 riding public transport in Australia might have been inclined to do. I will just give you a brief breakdown on the scene in NYC. Most "pitchers" [those that actually hand out the drugs and take the money] make from 50 cents to 3.50 per 5 or 10 dollar bag of heroin. Most "managers" [those that supervise the pitchers,run the spot, take care of storing drugs and money, as well as being the ones to actually handle the "reup" and "payout"] only make 1 dollar to 5 dollars a 5 or 10 dollar bag. They are not getting rich [in this day and age although before 1993 it was VERY different] at this often only netting a couple of hundred profit after a long day of looking over their shoulders. In fact, currently, you would be hard pressed not to find a full blown junkie dealing on the street. A 1500 dollar a day habit is not massive. I was almost there at one point and if I had continued would have certainly eclipsed that if it did not kill me in the process. I do know people that currently put 2000 dollars WHOLESALE [which breaks down to about 3500 a day] into their veins every day of the week.
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