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Discussion => Newbie discussion => Topic started by: staynice on February 03, 2013, 04:30 pm

Title: How to sell on SR?
Post by: staynice on February 03, 2013, 04:30 pm
Topic says it. But how does you sell things on Silk Roads? I know how to buy, but to sell i have no idea!
Title: Re: How to sell on SR?
Post by: UK Stealth on February 03, 2013, 04:41 pm
You need to buy vendor status, its a link within your buyers account.
Title: Re: How to sell on SR?
Post by: AmnesiaBlackout on February 03, 2013, 04:43 pm
You'll need to purchase a vendor account, this can be done by going to "Account" -> "Become a Seller" on SR. The wiki (link below) states that it costs $180, although I believe it to be $500 from what I've read on the forums, someone correct me if I'm wrong. There is also a link to the "Seller's Guide" on the "Become a Seller" page.

Starting a Vendor Account
http://dkn255hz262ypmii.onion/wiki/index.php?title=Starting_a_Vendor_Account
Title: Re: How to sell on SR?
Post by: staynice on February 03, 2013, 04:47 pm
So its really not possible to sell a small amount of something less than 100 bucks and still earn something? Should be a option where you could pay each week or each month or something..

It would drag more money and sellers(but maybe scammers as well)
Title: Re: How to sell on SR?
Post by: Swaygen on February 03, 2013, 05:05 pm
You can sell lots of things under 100 dollars? Most vendors here are fairly proffessional and have enough cash flow to pay the upfront fee. That is just a small portion of what it actually takes to start vending. Depending on what you are selling, you need a lot of diverse shipping equipment. It takes a lot of logistics to get everything crankin'. I'm just in the beginning process and it has taken quite awhile to get everything in order. Good luck to you!
Title: Re: How to sell on SR?
Post by: Immortally on February 03, 2013, 06:43 pm
To be able to sell  first priority is to get  very well informed by reading a lot, because there is  a lot involved, communications package pgp ect..
I,ve seen a lot people whit this question until they found out it,s not that simple to become a professional vendor,they let it go.
Title: Re: How to sell on SR?
Post by: MrJesusChrist on February 03, 2013, 08:28 pm
To be able to sell  first priority is to get  very well informed by reading a lot, because there is  a lot involved, communications package pgp ect..
I,ve seen a lot people whit this question until they found out it,s not that simple to become a professional vendor,they let it go.

Well exactly is so hard about it? I feel as if decrypting PGP's and sending out packages in stealth would be quite easy. I'm sure it's stressful, but it couldn't be too difficult to figure out..
Title: Re: How to sell on SR?
Post by: staynice on February 03, 2013, 08:47 pm
You can sell lots of things under 100 dollars? Most vendors here are fairly proffessional and have enough cash flow to pay the upfront fee. That is just a small portion of what it actually takes to start vending. Depending on what you are selling, you need a lot of diverse shipping equipment. It takes a lot of logistics to get everything crankin'. I'm just in the beginning process and it has taken quite awhile to get everything in order. Good luck to you!

What i really meant to say where to sell something of a total at 100dollars or less.. (e.g selling leftovers if you buy lets say 5g and you just need 3 then you have 2 you could have sold or just if you want to sell some small amounts some times to earn some money for use(or even food) or something, then its a little expensive with just one solution often, but i can see why it is like it is)

But when we are "at the topic"(at least me) can you open your own page at the tor network, like .onion ? And if you can is it a lot of work? Its interesting how it really works, even though i have used tor/vidalia almost since it came out, i still get impressed!:)
Title: Re: How to sell on SR?
Post by: MrVidalia on February 03, 2013, 09:29 pm
Sure you could start your own hidden service, but how are people going to find it? You are going to need a Server and you just can't (or rather, shouldn't) go over to Jimmy's Server Emporium and tell him hey Jimmy I need a Tor Hidden Service Server STAT.
Title: Re: How to sell on SR?
Post by: Swaygen on February 04, 2013, 07:30 pm
Sure you could start your own hidden service, but how are people going to find it? You are going to need a Server and you just can't (or rather, shouldn't) go over to Jimmy's Server Emporium and tell him hey Jimmy I need a Tor Hidden Service Server STAT.

Onion hosting is easy enough to find if you look a bit. Check out hackbb marketplace.
Title: Re: How to sell on SR?
Post by: JohnSnow on February 04, 2013, 07:44 pm
It costs 500 dollars for a sellers account now. You would have an easier time just selling your "leftovers" to friends or people you work with.