[Vendor Directory] The ARK (Official Announcement)

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Dear DN users,

Many markets are taken down by LE and many markets have pulled an exit scam.
Vendors and buyers are losing their money and are being scammed in various ways.
Phishing links are popping up. 
People are creating new marketplaces, trying out their IT skills while risking people's freedom.

A lot of shit is happening now and since Silk Road 1, nothing has changed.
It's a track that never ends unless we stick our heads together and try the alternative.

I created a topic earlier ago on DNMA and on Reddit, asking for opinions, before doing a lot of work.
After gathering the information and testing the waters, I decided to create The ARK.
It's website that is made by myself, but formed by others and it will be formed by you in the future.

The ARK is a vendor directory.
On The ARK, reviews can be checked from different and independent sources like Reddit, DNMA, The Hub or Marketplaces.
The vendor can leave a contact address in case another market goes down again.

In the chart you will be able to see information like:
- - Scam alert: If there is a obvious detail that a vendor is scamming, you will be able to see it.
- - Name of the vendor
- - Contactmethod which the vendor prefers, for example: Contact through market only, XMPP or Email etc.
- - Review thread: Independent review thread from a source like DNMA, Hub, Reddit, Nulled, Grams.
- - What type of product is the vendor selling?
- - Does the vendor ship to your country?
- - Does the vendor allow payments with Monero, Zcash, Ethereum or other altcoins?
- - Does the vendor accept direct deals?
- - Does the vendor accept altcoins?
- - Refund policy
- - Market activity: Where is the vendor active? This prevents scammer for using the name of a vendor from another marketplace.

This is the information you need to continue your business if a market is unreachable.
As you can see, we don't force a vendor to use a specific contact method, they are free to use the one they prefer.
The vendor is also allowed to just notify the directory readers on which market they are active.
Instead of leaving a contact address.

I don't promote direct deals, but during this chaos on marketplaces, I believe this is the way to go.
The chance of losing your freedom, your contacts, your business, your money and your reviews is much smaller with the Ark.

The requirements of adding a vendor is low.
We only verify that the vendor is, who he claims to be. 
For example, the vendor has to sign the message with the key from Grams or a active market.
Registration on the Ark is free. Donations however are allowed but will not affect the validation process.

You can find more information about the idea and the directory on the website.

Link to the ARK: http://theark3atackofly.onion
Mirror: http://thearkkrmmaa6tbl.onion

If there are questions, please ask and I will try to answer them asap.

- - The ARK.

This message is signed by The ARK, a.k.a TheBookofTor on Reddit, a.k.a. tbot on DNMA.
Our public key can be viewed on the website of The ARK. 
Be sure to copy the public key and save it somewhere in case our website ever gets compromised.
OTR fingerprint: E254C464 7AE17EB8 90B7A5CF A8F53FCA 35B7A5E6

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If the ARK is offline, you will still be able to use the directory offline.

Verify the message below. Download the file. Verify the MD5 Hash. Open the file with notepad, excel or csvviewer. -If you don't want to open the file on your computer, you can use this online tool: http://www.convertcsv.com/csv-viewer-editor.htm

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Viruscheck: http://nodistribute.com/result/LDijaqI7cGHr2ofn9eSt

To verify the hash, visit this link: http://onlinemd5.com/

Download link for CSV: https://anonfile.com/Zb58M1c7bb/directory.csv

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Comments


[6 Points] Darknet54321:

Interesting to see what it will look like in a month


[5 Points] missalfa:

this is like the yellow pages of the dnm edit: btw dream has a mirror that is up and running like 2 weeks ago...


[2 Points] randguy7:

Dope, grams never updates their info.


[2 Points] ciphersexual:

I should know this, but what's DNMA? I've got a solid guess on the first three letters but that A is taunting me.


[1 Points] None:

Meh, kind of a copy of Grams infodesk but with extra features .


[1 Points] None:

Also, anyone post an actual link so I can copy paste it for later (currently on mobile)?


[1 Points] divinesnake:

But what prevents The Ark from being DDOS'd?


[1 Points] HardC0r3:

Nice thing. Dream is up on mirrors WllStr aswell.


[1 Points] LargePurpleMelon:

If this isn't DDoS'd in a month I'm very interested to see where it goes. Hopefully a lot better than Grams.


[1 Points] DickCheeseKillah:

The cheese approves.


[1 Points] abrakazan:

This is highly interesting. A semi interactive, at least ACTIVE Vendor Directory with genuinely relevant information could prove to be insanely useful. Especially in times like this.


[1 Points] None:

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[1 Points] Xarlin_:

I'll just put this here....

https://0paste.com/16837


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[1 Points] GMSleep:

I just want to say, wonderful idea and great job! It's cool.


[1 Points] ice_cream4breakfast:

I love this idea