I've ordered many times off Agora. I frequent TMG, but haven't ever ordered anything through TMG. I was wondering if someone could explain to me how a transaction made with TMG or through bitmessage would work. I want to start ordering LSD without logging in to Agora, and dealing direct with my vendor of choice. I'm just a bit confused to how the steps to get them their coin are different from a darknet site like Agora or Bluesky. I'm assuming it would be dumb not to use a tumbler when I send the vendor bits for product.
Haven't done an off-market transaction myself but from what I gather it's just:
You contact the vendor and negotiate the terms of the deal: price, quantity, payment method, etc.
You send the money, most likely in the form of BTC, from your wallet directly to his. Upon receiving, he sends your order.
You receive your order and let him know.
Obviously the biggest chink in the armor here is that you're highly vulnerable to scams; also, you have no protection in the case of receiving inferior or unsatisfactory product. You are completely at the mercy of the vendor and the resolution is ultimately up to him.
And yes, I'd certainly use a tumbler just like you would on any DNM.