Hi,
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At this point it seems like agora is the only market that can be trusted.
123 breakdown:
SR2 - In shambles, a total clusterfuck.
Bluesky - Classessly bot-linkspammed sr2 forums when mods got arrested, lied about its user numbers when it opened.
Pandora - Was opened by PBF mod after PBF openly ran off with everyones money. Site is painfully slow and reports keep surfacing of missing deposits that end in the blockchain at pandora.
TMP - great site and concept but its still nuts and bolts and there only seems to be one guy running the show so support is lacking.
As for the rest of them i dont know too many flybynights opening with no background or credibility.
So why agora? Well they are backed by bitcoinfog, which has been around since before sr1 (i think) processing the coin volume of all the markets combined, x2 (money in money out) and never once do you hear about missing funds or getting "hacked". Tell me that isnt some sort of world record in this sketchy backalley darkmarket scene.