I Found it on deepdotweb.com on the ME page. It is very interesting in my opinion.
The mentality of saying that no other markets are worthwhile because Agora exists is totally retarded. Agora's up-time is rubbish, Its a sup-par market and its down even as I speak.
The only reason that people are still there is because they are afraid to leave the comfort and security of something that they know half works over the fear of the unknown. That will change as soon as markets like Middle Earth get a few more vendors and prove that a market can be safe and reliable at the same time.
Vendors cannot conduct business on Agora because its down more time than it is up, you go to buy an item and you have to wait for days for it to come up. and then again to see if the order has been processed. So if a new market is available now that has decent up-time, good vendors and decent admins then why not share it with others!
Personally I signed up to Middle earth 3 weeks ago, and I´ve got around 10 trades on there already. Big players like Frank Mathews, Fake and The Scurvy Crew are already there and the Admins are amazing!
There is a big community spirit building in that place, full of happy traders.
And besides I read in one of the articles that it was the Middle Earth Admin that spotted the latest attack on the TOR network and worked with the TOR devs to fix it or make a workaround or something? I would rather put my trust in a market run with those kinds of people that keep an open line of communication and actually let their users and vendors know what is going on.
I have been around since the early days of SR1 and imo Middle Earth is the only market around since then that openly states its principles and is run not just for money but to provide freedom of choice to people, and that way of operating is directly reflected in the quality of the site.
I´ve been burnt so many times by these market scams, and to me Middle Earth is the only market that gets me excited in the way SR1 did. As far as I´m concerned I´ve found my little safe haven that I lost when the SR1 forums got taken down and I aint giving it up for anyone! In fact I think we should start a girls of Middle Earth thread to replace the Girls of SR1 one thread that I called home! I have yet to find one substantiated claim for anything negative on Middle Earth.
Compare that to the dangerous coding issues on Abraxas (server leaking the public IP) The constant scam reports regarding Nucleus, the incompetent Admin on Mr. Nice Guy, The security issues on Outlaw, and not leaving out the dismal up-time on Agora.
If you want to make an informed choice on where to set up shop next, or where to register your next buyers account then do the research, and do it well, remember what is at stake.
I have spoken to the Admins on all of the major sites, and read all of the interviews, and personally there is no other place open at the moment that I would comfortably leave my coins in over night. Hats off to the Middle Earth admins, lets hope that we increase the range of products available on Middle Earth
He convinced me to go and try ME. The markets in which I've btc now don't like me so much.
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this post is shilly as fuck and while agora may be kinda half-assed I'll take it over ME any day. It is the worst of any of the new gen markets