1. Using 5Star Market

What is 5Star MArket? It’s an anonymous darknet market that operates in Tor network. Do I need to register? Unlike other markets, you don’t need to sign up to make an order. However, we recommend to register in order to store your cart and order history. You also get trust points for every sucessful transaction. How to find a product? To find an interesting product, you may:

  • type in a search box, e.g. hacking guide
  • browse categories on left panel
  • browse stores

2. Selling on 5Star Market

How to start selling? Register and create a store. You may create multiple stores. How much selling costs? You don’t pay to start selling. There are no fees. How to feature my item? After you post an offer, you will be able to make it featured for a small fee. Can I sell illicit items? It’s strictly forbidden to sell or buy items that are illegal in your country. Consult a local lawyer to make sure if it’s legal to sell or buy certain product. Note that CP, hitmen and other harmful services are prohibited and you will be banned. How to improve selling?

  • Write detailed information about the product
  • Write where you ship from and to
  • Write how you package items
  • Take and upload real photo of the item (in case of physical product) or take a screenshot (in case of digital goods) that will prove legitimacy of your offer. It’s also common practice to hand-write market name (5Star) on a sheet of paper and photograph it with the item you sell to show evidence that you really own the product.
  • Make your offer featured to show it on the top.

3. Making payments

How to pay for order? You need one of the following cryptocurrencies:

  • Bitcoin (BTC)
  • Litecoin (LTC)
  • Monero (XMR)

Can I pay with credit card? No. This would harm your privacy.

4. Buying crypto

Do I need to buy a whole bitcoin? No. Bitcoin is dividible up to 8 decimal points. You may buy any amount, e.g. $500 that is 0.00523 BTC at current market price. How much one bitcoin costs? Current market price of 1 BTC is $95,602. This may differ a bit on different exchanges. Use clearnet websites like CoinGecko to check price history of many cryptocurrencies. Where to buy bitcoins?

  • Bitcoin ATM (anonymous)
  • brick-and-mortar exchanges (anonymous)
  • P2P exchanges by meeting seller in face (anonymous)
  • major exchanges like Binance, Coinbase, etc. (require KYC)

Where to buy monero?

  • buy BTC and swap to XMR at anonymous online exchanges
  • use P2P exchanges like Localmonero (for advanced users)

Where to buy or swap crypto without KYC? Some exchanges may require KYC that involves scanning your ID and sending proofs of source. Even anonymous exchanges may freeze your funds until you send required documents. Use kycnot.me (onion) to find a legit exchange without KYC.