Choosing a market can be very overwhelming. More and more markets come out every day. It is important to do your own homework about different markets, and vendors. Check frequently on market sub-dreads before you make an order. This will keep you up to date on any policy changes, or just keep you safer from exit scams.
Each market processes orders slightly differently, make sure you check out market user guides that are usually right on their sub dread.
Where do I find links?
Make sure you NEVER accept links from people on forums or send you messages. Chances are they are just trying to phish you so they can steal your coins. The best place to get onions is directly from the market staff. They will usually put their main onion address on their sub dread.
No websites should ever be trusted in the next chapter we will talk about things that can happen to even the most trusted websites. Dark.Fail or DarkNetLive are considered more reliable sources, but should always be verified!
Note: This cannot be stressed enough. A member on staff can go rogue websites can be bribed. Before you login or create an account on any market, make sure you ALWAYS VERIFY the onion address..
Finding Products
The other important part is finding a good vendor. You always want to stick with domestic orders when possible so finding a good vendor can take some time.
Once you have found a vendor you would like to deal with it’s time to do some extra homework on them. For starters, you can put their name into the dread search box, and see if you can find anything. If everything seems to check out go on a market they vend on, and check recent feedback.
More in-depth tips for what to look for when selecting a vendor will be covered in the next chapter.
