Found the Torzon mirror link on the usual subdread around last August when my old haunt went belly-up. Figured I’d roll the dice—needed a new Addy plug and the thread swore Torzon darknet had “the same vendors, faster servers.” Sounded like the usual hype, but the captcha wasn’t broken and the landing page loaded in under ten seconds, so I bookmarked it.
First Click & Getting Past the Babysitter
Registration is painless: username, 2-word passphrase, 6-digit PIN. No JavaScript tantrums, no dumb rotating slider puzzle. They force PGP for every account—upload your public key before you can even browse. That felt grown-up compared to the last place that let you shop with nothing but a password. First bump: the “wallet seed” modal pops once and never again. I screenshotted it like a good boy, but a buddy of mine blew past it and had to start over. Tip: treat that seed like your girlfriend’s birthday—lose it and you’re sleeping on the couch.
Ordering & Check-Out Flow
Wallet’s classic deposit-and-go. BTC, XMR, and for some reason LTC. I stick to Monero; three confirmations and the balance shows. The market auto-tumbles, which saves me the external step. Product pages have a fat “order” button that stays green even if the vendor’s on vacation—learned that the hard way when my package sat “processing” for five days. Now I filter by “active today” first. FE listings are marked in red, escrow in blue; ratio feels like 30/70, plenty of escrow if you’re not greedy.
Vendor Pool & Sample Runs
Choice is stupid-wide. Six months in I’ve used: two green vendors for MDMA, one for counterfeit driving licenses (needed a backup ID for the bar crawl), and a random for a half-ounce of hash. Everything landed except the hash—vendor vanished, support refunded within 48 h. Quality: pills tested 84 %, ID scans perfect under UV, stealth average-to-good (mylar, visual barrier, decoy). Prices run maybe 8 % higher than the old spot, but shipping is mostly domestic so it evens out.
The Good, The Meh, The WTF
- Pros
- Mirrors rotate daily, never had a 404 in six months
- Search actually works—filters by ship-from, price bracket, FE/ESCROW
- Live “last seen” time on vendors, cuts down on ghost orders - Cons
- Support ticket answers take 18-36 h; they fix stuff, just slowly
- Finalize timer is 14 days flat—short if your postal service is on strike
- No automatic discount for multi-item cart; have to message vendor for bulk
When Things Go Sideways
Only opened one dispute: the hash order I mentioned. Uploaded a photo of the empty box (vendor forgot return addy, dead giveaway). Mod stepped in, asked for PGP-signed statements from both sides, released funds back to me in under two days. Not lightning, but I’ve waited two weeks elsewhere, so I’ll call it competent.
Compared to My Last Go-To
Previous market had better forum vibes—reviews were longer, funnier. Torzon darknet keeps forums read-only for buyers, so you can’t roast a sloppy vendor in public. On the flip side, the server speed means pages load even when I’m tunneling through a 3G tether in the middle of nowhere. Pick your poison.
Bottom Line
Torzon mirror 1 is steady, not flashy. If you’re new, the forced PGP and clear escrow labels make it hard to shoot yourself in the foot. If you’re a crusty old-timer, you’ll appreciate the uptime and the rotating darknet mirror links that actually stay online. I’m still shopping here, which in this game is as close to a thumbs-up as it gets. Just remember: check “active today,” encrypt everything, and don’t FE your rent money. Happy hunting.