This shyt goes on in the dope game way more than people think. And it's been going on forever. This finessing shyt ain't new, they just put some slang on what nikkas been doing.
If you an out of town nikka copping work through a couple of middle man, it's a good chance this may happen. If nikkas straight up don't respect your gangsta, this will happen. If you don't have any street smarts, this will happen.
The level before dummy bricks and pounds is selling a nikka some shyt that you know is not quality, but lying to a nikkas face and making him buy the shyt anyway. Only a hoe ass nikka will buy the shyt, but y'all would be suprised. I remember aI had a lick in Jacksonville with this one nikka who used to buy 3 pounds of mid from me every month for $1100-$1200. Only thing is, it was clearly reggie. I used to get these shyts for $500. Buddy would look at the shyt and be like

and I would be like naw, it's smoking trust me. He knew that shyt wasn't smoking, but he used to buy the shyt anyway like a hoe. I actually feel kind of bad for the shyt. But the nikka must have been making his money back cause he kept coming back for 3 pounds at a time

Did the same thing with coke and cookies. nikkas coming back talking bout the shyt ain't cooking up

That's cause it's mad Lidocaine in that bytch and I done mad the shyt look, feel, and smell right using acetone and other magic tricks. I'm already giving up too much game.
Whiteboys trying to by heavyweight from hood nikkas stay getting hit with dummies. I know a square ass whiteboy got finessed out of 2 dummy bricks in Orlando. I was telling him not to go by himself, but he was too eager and they got his ass. nikkas see a lick like that coming from a mile away.
If you not plugged in like that, or people don't respect you, and you trying to buy weight, you're gonna get hit with some ultra bullshyt, a dumb high price, or some dummies. nikkas on the outside do not know how this drug underworld shyt works.