Is it still safe buying things from/browsing DarkNetMarkets?

Hello fellow Law-Abiding Citizens, My friend has been constantly telling me that it ain“t safe anymore buying stuff from DarkNetsMarkets/Tor or even browsing them. Is this true or is he just paranoid? Can i still order stuff without any additional problem? Thanks in advance.

edit: To clarify he told me that after silkroad had gotten shut down FBI and company were monitoring the whole of DarkNet. And yes he buys drugs IRL. The risk im most worried about is that law enforcement will show up at my door since im studying and i dont need another stress factor right now. Finding good vendors with good products is no problem. Thanks for the help.


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[6 Points] ass-fister:

You're fine. Don't listen to your friend.


[6 Points] Theeconomist1:

Well, what does safe mean? Is it risky? Yeah, sure to a degree and teh penalties can be quite severe. Does your friend buy drugs IRL? If not, then he is probably very risk averse and doesn't understand the desire to order off the DNMs. Non-drug users will NEVER understand ordering from DNMs or even using/buying IRL. Ever. They will always think its insane to order off DNMs.

If your friend buys IRL, he is actually taking a much bigger risk, not only with LE, but with getting mugged, robbed, killed, having contaminated drugs or otherwise injured. If your friend actually thinks this is safer than the DNMs, then that person is shitty at understanding risk. When I used to buy on the street, I had many times where I felt unsafe and one time that I was in a real compromised situation. I never did it again.

Most people will never truly understand risk and where the danger is. People will focus on a miniscule risk (the chances of which happening is less than a percent of the time), but will spend 99% of their time focusing on that one thing. Humans are shitty odds makers for the most part.

So, to your question, the DNMs are no safer than they ever were and actually not more dangerous either. What's the "unsafe" part? LE? Bad drugs? Having good opsec, using reputable vendors, will help keep you safe.

The "safe" part is contextual. You can keep relatively though. It'll never be 100% safe. The good news is you can be responsible for a good amount of your safety. Put effort into it and you should be fine.


[3 Points] TeslaBenzo:

you will need to define "SAFE" for me to answer that correctly. There are many variables in play when any person engages in any activity. Such activities could be from crossing the street to splitting atoms. A individuals personal safety while engaged in said activity varies greatly on their state of mind, physical conditioning, preparedness for the activity, previous experience in said activity.

Setting at a computer browsing the darknet via tor seems pretty safe regardless of the site in a physical sense. It may not be safe for you mind set if you stumble upon something shocking or upsetting. You could raise you blood pressure, increase your heart beat, hyperventilate and even possibly pass out from over excitement. I think your body should be able to handle most of this.

Is it safe to order illegal drugs from a darknet market. I think the activity itself is physically pretty safe. if caught by law enforcement it could cause personal problems, like difficulty getting to work from a jail cell, social stigma, financial penalties or fines.

The Very worst possible outcome is Death. This may not seem like a common problem but anytime you put a foreign unknown substance into your body without proper preparation there is a real possibility of dieing. I will give you a real world example. I placed an order on a darknet market many years ago. the order came and everything was fine, In this order was a BONUS product I was unfamiliar with. It was a small baggie of white powder. it had a small label that said ACEFEN. Now not being an idiot I didnt fuck with it. I contacted the vendor and he told me it was pure Acetyl Fentanyl. I threw it out. But some youngster with little to no experience may say he look at this a sample. I will rail a little line. shortly later they are found dead.

So yeah it is fucking dangerous if you don't take precautions and become knowledgeable on drugs, even then there are vendors selling bunk shit that don't give a fuck.

And knowing is half the Battle!! G I JOE Pork chop sandwich


[2 Points] secretivesanta710:

Like others have said if you practice good OPSEC and do things right you'll probably be fine. But there are threads like these all the time where people want guarantees or be told what they want to hear. But you have to accept reality and the reality is ordering contraband off the DNM's is illegal. Don't do the crime if you can't do the time. It's that simple. Know the risk. Analyze the risk. Make the decision for yourself and do yourself a huge favor and research OPSEC and vendors and everything before you dive right in. Haste makes waste. Good luck to you


[2 Points] SancZero:

If you do it correctly, chances are nothing will happen. Can anyone tell you that it's 100% safe? Definitely not.


[1 Points] niggerplease2:

Unless they have some sort of magical insight into why it is not safe (AKA actual reasoning not just paranoia) I would say that you are fine to purchase from DNMs as long as you use PGP. Barring an LE honeypot vendor, there is little to no increased risk, even in light of the recent seizures.


[1 Points] None:

Your friend is trying to be edgy. Don't listen to him.