I don't want this to come off as blatant advertising for TMP. I'm not paid, I wasn't coerced; I'm just genuinely impressed after finally being able to access the site via their Tor gateway. The following is my assessment (thus far) of the site:
Let's start off with the interface. Very user-friendly, functional, and simple. Nothing too complicated or fancy, but gets the job done in a fashionable way.
The price filters and the domestic filter is a necessity, but it's nice to see it already in place after several marketplaces have failed to offer it quickly or in a functional manner. I'm also a big fan of their rating system, which rates vendors based on four categories: stealth, communication, product quality, and overall rating. This provides a much more detailed look at a vendor than your average "one to five star" rating that just gives you a general idea without looking at comments.
I haven't had an opportunity to play with the escrow system yet, but obviously the idea of an escrow system that is untouchable by administration should leave vendors and users alike salivating. No more SMP, TorMarket, Atlantis, etc. No more fear of losing money that was stuck in escrow.
Now there ARE a few downsides. Right now there is a very limited number of vendors who are selling on TMP, and only a small number of these vendors sell on other sites or have any kind of a reputation outside of the TMP community. If you're looking for heroin as of today, you may as well give up and look somewhere else. Products are scarce, but hopefully this will change soon as vendors realize what TMP has to offer.
Everything about this site is appealing to me. For the first time since the demise of SilkRoad, I have genuine hope for Darknet Markets. I want to thank everyone involved with TMP, both vendors and admins and even customers. You guys are creating the future of Darknet Markets and creating a safe environment for users and vendors alike.
If you haven't had the opportunity to check out the site yet and haven't mastered i2P (I'm right there with you), here is the Tor site address: http://p5caydkgrwx5xwrj.onion
Note: You cannot access the TMP forums through the Tor gateway; i2P is required.
I just finished a sale on TMP, first time working on a multisig site, its was pretty simple actually with the electrum plugin, only took two more steps than on the other sites, i dont get what all the critisism is of multisig, shit now i can do business without worrying about whether months of hard work is going to go down the drain all of a sudden.
https://pay.reddit.com/r/themarketplace/comments/1udo73/a_vendors_review_and_simplified_guide_of_the/