Summary: Using this scorecard removes the emotion from your buying decision. A flashy website means nothing if they fail on testing transparency (Point 7) or domain age (Point 4). Print this list, open the supplier's website, and go through it line by line. A supplier who passes 15/15 is a partner you can build a research program around.
To help you cut through the marketing noise, we have developed a 15-Point Supplier Scorecard. This tool allows you to grade any potential vendor on a pass/fail basis across three critical categories: Transparency, Quality Control, and Operations. If a supplier scores less than 12/15, keep looking.
Category 1: Transparency & Identity (5 Points)
1. Physical Address: Does the website list a real, verifiable street address (not a P.O. Box)? A simple Google Maps search can reveal if they are a real office or a residential home. Pass/Fail
2. Contact Methods: Is there a working phone number or a responsive email address? Test it before buying—send a basic question. Pass/Fail
3. About Us/History: Does the site explain who they are, or is it generic filler text? Real businesses have a story; scams have templates. Pass/Fail
4. Domain Age: Is the domain more than 1 year old? Use a WHOIS lookup. New domains are high-risk for “exit scams.” Pass/Fail
5. Terms & Conditions: Do they have clear shipping, return, and reshipment policies posted? Vague policies usually mean “no refunds.” Pass/Fail.
Category 2: Quality Control & Testing (5 Points)
6. Batch-Specific COAs: Do they post COAs that match the current batch number on sale? An old COA is useless. Pass/Fail
7. Third-Party Lab: Are the COAs from a reputable, independent lab (like Janoshik or MZ Biolabs), NOT “In-House”? “In-House” testing is a conflict of interest. Pass/Fail.
8. Verifiable Reports: Can you go to the testing lab’s website and verify the report number exists? This guards against Photoshopped reports. Pass/Fail
9. Purity Standards: Is the purity consistently above 98% (or 99% for critical peptides)? Anything less is “crude.” Pass/Fail
10. Content Verification: Do the reports show “Net Content” (quantity) testing, confirming the vials aren’t under-dosed? Purity means nothing if the dose is wrong. Pass/Fail.
Category 3: Operations & Digital Security (5 Points)
11. Secure Payment: Do they offer secure payment options (Credit Card) or only non-reversible ones (Crypto/Zelle)? Credit cards offer buyer protection. Pass/Fail
12. Website Security: Is the site HTTPS encrypted? Does it look professionally maintained? Broken links suggest broken operations. Pass/Fail
13. Reviews: Are there verifiable reviews on independent platforms (Trustpilot, Reddit) rather than just on their own site? Pass/Fail.
14. Packaging: Do user photos show professional vials with proper seals, or cheap, handwritten labels? Pass/Fail.
15. Shipping Speed: Do they ship within 24–48 hours (Domestic) or disclose long lead times? Pass/Fail
