Vice City is a medium-sized darknet marketplace that was launched in May 2020 . The market has managed to attract a loyal group of vendors and customers. It was founded on the notion that it would give special attention to customer service in order to distinguish itself from other markets that were considered to be unfair to buyers that day. The market's website is slow to load and is a bit clunkier than other markets . The site suffers from frequent timing-out errors. It is nevertheless able to maintain some consistency, and a reasonable $300 vendor bond can be an affordable entry point for vendors that are just starting out.
Vice City was one of the first markets to prohibit the sale of items associated with porn, which reduces accumulation of. Fentanyl sales too have been outlawed, as have the typical others. While the market doesn't provide numerous listings but it does offer an adequate selection of well-known drugs and digital products. The market's vendors are dispersed across the globe, catering to all regions of the globe.
Product Selection
Vice City currently has around 10,000 listings with around 70% of those for drugs and pharmaceuticals. The categories that are available for listings include Benzos, Cannabis, Dissociatives Ecstasy Opioids, Prescriptions, Psychedelics, Steroids, Stimulants, Digital, Fraud, and Services. The most popular single classes are Digital Items (2647 listings) and Cannabis (2130 listings). The majority of categories are subdivided into subcategories that make it easier to find the exact kind of product of which you're looking. The search tool appears to not be working currently.
Payment Methods
Vice City is a Bitcoin (BTC)-only marketplace that previously employed the account wallet system. They've since switched to a per order payment system meaning that customers no longer have to make a pre-payment to their account before placing an order. Instead, a specific number of BTC goes to an account that represents the purchase and stored until the order is received, at which time these funds will be released from the market and transferred to the vendor. It appears the market is looking to enable Monero (XMR), but it is yet to be made available. In addition to standard Escrow payment options, Vice City also supports Multisig and FE (finalize early) payments, however these two options aren't made available to all vendors.
Vice City Pros
Simple, simple registration process.
A good, comprehensive selection of the most popular products.
Moderation and support team that is responsive.
Payments per order instead of traditional wallets on central accounts.
Vice City Cons
Doesn't provide support for Monero (XMR) (XMR) vice city market onion - at least not yet (this could change very soon).
Sometimes the website is offline or is plagued by lengthy loading times for pages.
Market layout isn't the ideal design.
Fundamental features appear to be infrequently broken.
In all, is not likely to be the first choice of anyone when it comes down to selecting a darknet-based market. However, after a year and a half this year, they've succeeded in develop a loyal user base. This is due to their promise to incorporate user feedback into their process for market entry, although the market is in the process of being developed, their administrators provide a competent means to connect sellers and buyers even as they wait for the full development.