I work on OpenBazaar and I'm happy to answer questions. This website links to the current version of OpenBazaar, but we're just about to launch a completely new version, which you can read about here: https://medium.com/openbazaarproject/openbazaar-2-0-p2p-trad... The 2.0 is built with Go and uses IPFS. It's open source and we welcome any developers into the project: https://github.com/OpenBazaar/openbazaar-go
what is the plan if people start selling goods typically associated with the dark net markets?
This comment isn't relevant. Also, dude, you're gonna get caught up by the feds so fast.
How is this not relevant? "decentralized bitcoin marketplace". I want to sell digital goods (games) for BTC and receive BTC. And where did I say anything about avoiding taxes?
You are not contributing to a discussion, you are asking for a service. Also I didn't imply you are trying to avoid taxes. You suggested that yourself.
I work on OpenBazaar and I'm happy to answer questions. This website links to the current version of OpenBazaar, but we're just about to launch a completely new version, which you can read about here: https://medium.com/openbazaarproject/openbazaar-2-0-p2p-trad... The 2.0 is built with Go and uses IPFS. It's open source and we welcome any developers into the project: https://github.com/OpenBazaar/openbazaar-go
Hello, I looked at OpenBazaar and it looks to be organized around physical goods (which is great, great job on the tool). Is there a marketplace I can use to sell digital goods and receive BTC for automatically?
there is no reason you can't do that with OB. there is a REST API so you can make your own tools that send the digital good once payment is received.
People are talking about drugs or questioning that it is not exactly for free. But my big question, from the point of view of someone who has owned a small online store, is security for the buyer. In a completely p2p transaction, the biggest difficulty lies in the assurances that the two parties are completely satisfied with the deal. The first purchase is the most important move in any market, paying a premium so th…
There is a built-in escrow, which uses Bitcoin 2-of-3 multisignature. This means that if both buyer and seller are happy, they are the only two of three parties needed to release funds, but if either of the parties is unhappy they can bring in the escrow party. Escrow is provided on a marketplace as well, anyone can act as an escrow agent.
Sounds cool, I just read the explanation, it's on the Features tab. But in the gif it is showing that you will have to pay for it, and it will be a % of the total business. Similar to what already occurs in other markets. But, as it will depend on a person, not a company, what is the legal responsibility of that third person in the deal? Will these people have a profile or decision history so you can decide who to trust? And are they responsible for the quality of the product or just to ensure that people will receive their product?
> Can we find a way to help law enforcement police at the very least the really, really bad stuff? Law enforcement was designed to protect people (or their property) from the actions of other people , not themselves . Law enforcement is fundamentally incapable of protecting people from themselves. That is why the "war on drugs" has been so ineffective. The most effective method to stop the drug (opioid, etc.) epidemi…
I think that the really really bad stuff here is e.g. Human trafficking, chemical weapons, assassination services, etc...not even any drugs, and as you've pointed out, people harming other people. How do you police that here, or don't you?
All of those require physical actions apart from just a digital transaction. At some point a human is trafficked somewhere from somewhere else, they can follow that. Chemical weapons are sent somewhere from somewhere, they can follow those. An assassin shows up somewhere, they can grab them there.
All of which can be orchestrated by the police themselves. In an anonymous transaction the other party could very well be the FBI.
How is this not relevant? "decentralized bitcoin marketplace". I want to sell digital goods (games) for BTC and receive BTC. And where did I say anything about avoiding taxes?
You are not contributing to a discussion, you are asking for a service. Also I didn't imply you are trying to avoid taxes. You suggested that yourself.
Then what was your "feds catch up" about if not avoiding taxes?
You are not contributing to a discussion, you are asking for a service. Also I didn't imply you are trying to avoid taxes. You suggested that yourself.
Then what was your "feds catch up" about if not avoiding taxes?
Anything. Selling drugs, for example. You are implicating yourself. Stop.
How is this not relevant? "decentralized bitcoin marketplace". I want to sell digital goods (games) for BTC and receive BTC. And where did I say anything about avoiding taxes?
You are not contributing to a discussion, you are asking for a service. Also I didn't imply you are trying to avoid taxes. You suggested that yourself.
You are not contributing to a discussion, you are asking for a service. Also I didn't imply you are trying to avoid taxes. You suggested that yourself.
I'm trying to sell video games.
That's absolutely fine. However, this isn't the place to ask questions regarding services. This is the place to contribute to a discussion.
I work on OpenBazaar and I'm happy to answer questions. This website links to the current version of OpenBazaar, but we're just about to launch a completely new version, which you can read about here: https://medium.com/openbazaarproject/openbazaar-2-0-p2p-trad... The 2.0 is built with Go and uses IPFS. It's open source and we welcome any developers into the project: https://github.com/OpenBazaar/openbazaar-go
what is the plan if people start selling goods typically associated with the dark net markets?
It is up to individual sellers what they sell on OB. OB is just the platform.