How to become a marketless vendor?

Hello /r/dnms. I've been researching and gathering the supplies I need to vend for three months now. Just when I got everything set up with a market I thought I could trust, east india company went down.

Now I'm sitting here wondering what I should do. I honestly don't trust any of the markets right now with my funds. I'm considering trying to become a DD email vendor but I don't even know if it's possible without a reputation. So I'm wondering what you would do in my situation. Would it be a better idea to look at clearnet IOP communities and forget about the darknet?


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[3 Points] BBMCIsAIdiot:

Nobody is going to trust you without a reputation.

The same way you won't trust the sites that are currently available.


[2 Points] wwantt:

You look at the stars


[1 Points] None:

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[1 Points] 2005C:

You will still need all the stealth you can get. Try r/darknetdeals nobody will help you here. One of the markets has a really low vender bond like .08 Btc can't remember which.


[1 Points] None:

I don't even know if it's possible without a reputation

It's not. Rep is everything.


[1 Points] ACAS_TallTrees:

It will be impossible without a reputation. People like to go on about how they'll never use markets anymore and that's great if you've already established yourself as a vendor or who you buy from, but for new vendors and buyers alike it's nearly impossible.

A good option would be to use a market with multi-sig. Offer a better deal on your multi-sig listings and buyers will be more likely to use them to save a few satoshis. I'm going to be super shill for a second and recommend ACAS, as we are a relatively new market that offers multi-sig and a free vendor account if you don't mind sticking to escrow and multi-sig. There are some other great options though like Dream, Hansa, and Acropolis.


[1 Points] Atr0city--:

You have to get established on a market before building a DD user base imo


[1 Points] ShulginsCat:

It's feasible if you start sending free samples and ask for reviews. May not be worth your time/money. DD basically amounts to FE so think what would it take for you to FE on an unknown vendor


[1 Points] dm_noob_:

Join lots of markets, do FE and multi-sig if they allow it obviously. But you can set yourself a limit on each site you're prepared to hold in escrow. Just pause escrow sales when you hit your limit. That way you always control your risk and spread it around.


[1 Points] ninjawizard13:

You would definitely need a rep built up on the markets before anyone would trust you. Remember, DD has no escrow or multi sig, so buyers have to trust you to send you their coins first. Get vending on the markets first, it's the only way. (Unless you plan on sending your product out first and trusting that your buyers will pay you for it ;)


[1 Points] coffeencreme:

Have you vended before? What market were you on and what was your name?

If you haven't, you aren't going to be able to successfully jump into direct sales. You don't have a reputation, nobody has any reason to trust you.

Unfortunately, your only other option is to trust one of the markets. Or sell on the streets.


[1 Points] EZPeeVee:

Do it old school. Use killer OPSEC and advertise on usenet and Topix.


[0 Points] None:

The best and easiest way to go about your situation IMO would be to setup your own vendor shop.

You can use wordpress to setup a shop... Just hire and pay someone to setup a wordpress shop with integrated bitcoin. Hell you could use bitwasp aslong as you hire someone to fix all the security bugs in it..