I posted something on the boards ages ago about buying hash- I had bought about 60 bucks worth of hash, it wouldn't light properly, and had a very sweet taste to it. I did some lab work on a small sample of it, and it contained a large amount of sugar- the fucker has cut it with MOLASSES. It was more suitable to eat than to smoke!

I very rarely trust hash unless it's handmade by me or a friend. I've made charas before- hand rolled hash from kief, and it ended up working well. Bubble hash that my friend and I made turned out to be a nice soft honey color- tasted like heaven!

All in all? I would ONLY ever buy hash from people I know very well, or just make it yourself. Otherwise, you're just asking to be ripped off.