SWIM,after researching MANY teks and becoming as familiar with the process of extraction as he can through print and photo,is about to proceed with his first extraction. He is still in the process of finding an MHRB source he feels 100% comfortable with,but in order to help his comfort level before buying (SWIM is a poor man!),he had a question(s) about purchasing bark pieces vs. pre-powdered bark.
As stated before,SWIM is a poor man,yet still believes in quality. Sooooooo,SWIM's question is-Has there ever been an issue with filler in the pre-powdered root bark? He does know that getting it pre-powdered would eliminate the purchase of a new blender/processer,as well as the enormous headache of breaking down the bark into shreddable pieces,yet SWIM would GLADLY take that step if it meant getting an unadulterated product that produced a higher and,more importantly,SAFER yield. He does not want to try extracting goods from RIT Fabric Dye mixed with MHRB Powder. If anyone has any thoughts or suggestions,they would be greatly appreciated.
Again,SWIM is just a little paranoid about getting bunk product because with bills racking up,hours cut at his job,and summer gas prices going up,it would break his heart to get ripped when he has finally allocated enough dinero to do the tek he has wanted to do for over a year.

And if for some reason this topic has been covered,I sincerely apologize....

I got boned on a website and lots of them are bunk. I would go to ebay and look for the best price and only top sellers. I got only pure white Xtals with one of the suppliers. And I got a LOT of DMT. A different supplier was about 1/2 the weight extracted and slightly yellow. But they all have powdered which is just easier. I tried the blender thing and you'll be out one blender and their will not be as finely blended. If they're a top seller, they're not gonna risk thier 99.9% success rate to ruin you're DMT.

I've never heard of filler being used, but then again, my experience is but an infinitesimal sliver of what there is to be experienced. Take a look at the Suppliers Section to see what vendors are reputable and have been shown through multiple dealings to be trustworthy and safe. I highly doubt any of the dealers discussed positively in those threads will be providing anything short of 100% genuine mhrb powder.

peace
SB

I have got only powder from several vendors and have never got burned. I dont think it happens that much.

Thank you folks for the replies. Between getting panels ready for his next art show and work,SWIM has basically all weekend to decide,seeing as nothing can be shipped on the weekend anyhow. It's comforting to see that so many have had such good experiences with so many different vendors. Have thought about the eBay route,but I know positive feedback can be boosted by seller's friends. SWIM may also check out some of the Hydroponic Shops around town and see if they may carry or know anything. Although SWIM lives in a major city,he still may wear a funny mustache when he goes in.....

The only times SWIM got bunk mimosa was when it was whole bark. So being whole bark or powdered means nothing about is quality. The bark can be from a different tree and still look like mimosa bark, but produce no DMT. The same with the powder.

These days SWIM only uses powder. Why bother grinding it yourself? The powder gets all over the place. Plus, SWIM broke his coffee grinder doing this, so he’s not about to grind any bark at home anymore.

SWIM doesn’t like eBay at all and recommends against using eBay. He’s gotten cheated before, even from vendors with 99% + positive ratings. There is just something about eBay that attracts scum bags. SWIM has been cheated more from eBay sellers than all other sellers combined.

Ive gotten whole bark, and ive gotten powder from pedro....

Im sure you can guess what I prefer...especially if you've ever ordered from pedro...or had to break up bark with your hands or scissors...

Ill never order whole bark ever again...ever...