My first purchase years ago on Discogs was from Russia. Seller had good ratings and still does years later. I was unaware of the issues at that time and didn't really look where the seller was from. The item was a fair price and not super cheap. No red flags went up from me.

It was a CDR boot with poor artwork. I was pissed. Unfortunately there are buyers who are unaware and give good rating when they get the item not knowing they received a bootleg.

The resolution process is not great through Discogs and I didn't feel like they really took action.