The darknet market situaion is getting more confusing every day. Although there are some lists like the sidebar of this subreddit I prefer the community driven wiki style. So I created a page at the hidden wiki in the shape of i.e. Comparison of Operating Systems:
http://kpvz7ki2v5agwt35.onion/wiki/index.php/Comparison_of_Darknet_Markets
The purpose of this comparison is to keep an overview about the constantly changing phenomenon of darknet markets. The comparison in durability, success and security shall enable people to evaluate a market before using it.
Hereby I invite everyone to contribute to this list to make the most comprehensive list of darknet markets on the internet. As we all know a lot of people try to steal bitcoins from users (see Sheep ect.). It is common sense not to trust someone blindly but act as cautious as possible. Therefor I think it is a good idea to compare all the markets in many different aspects. This way it is easier to see which market is trying establish a long-term activity for all users i.e. avoid to keep the bitcoins of vendors and buyers.
Feel free to:
correct all mistakes
add reference to URLs, incidents, scam reports ect.
add unmentioned markets
supply approximate dates of opening of the markets. This way everyone could see if a market (like BMR) is old part of the scene with some kind of reputation or just the scam of the moth.
... everything you could imagine could be useful for you and other people
Note on the hiddenwiki: I feel somehow uncomfortable with the hidden wiki. I don't like the fact that I by advertising this list somehow promote a website which contains links to illegal pornographic material. On the other hand I could not find another wiki on the TOR network which can be edited freely and has such a "good" uptime. If you have any suggestion it shouldn't be a problem to migrate the list to another wiki.
Thank you!
I think using the hidden wiki is a terrible idea. Many people with bad intentions often changes links in the hidden wiki to re-direct users to scam sites. This was a big problem when Silk Road 1.0 was around and is still a problem today. Links to marketplaces should be posted from a trusted source and remain static like they do in our sidebar. A comparison of the marketplaces could just as easily be posted here. If you take the time to write a well informed, fact-based comparison I would be happy to sticky it.