Vice City is a medium-sized darknet marketplace that was launched in May 2020 . The market has managed to attract a dedicated crowd of both vendors and customers. The market opened under the notion that it would focus on customer service in order to distinguish itself from other markets that were viewed as unfair to buyers in the early days. Market pages are a bit slow to load and is a bit clunkier than other markets , and the website suffers from frequent timeout problems. However, it's able to maintain some uniformity. A $300 bond for vendors is an affordable entry point to newer vendors.
Vice City was one of the first cities to ban all sales of porn related items, which reduces the amount of clutter. Fentanyl sales too have been banned, along with the more common others. Although the market does not offer lots of options there is some of the most popular drugs and digital items. The market's vendors are scattered across the globe, catering to all regions around the globe.
Product Selection
Vice City currently has around 10,000 listings with around 70% of these being related to pharmaceuticals and drugs. 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 classifications are Digital Items (2647 listings) and Cannabis (2130 listings). Most categories are broken down to subcategories which makes it easier to find the specific type of product for which you are searching. The search engine appears to be not functioning at the moment.
Payment Methods
Vice City is a Bitcoin (BTC)-only market which, up until recently, utilized the traditional account wallet system. They've switched to a per-order system of payment meaning that customers no longer have to pre-fund their accounts before making an order. Instead, a set amount of BTC will be sent an address that represents the order. The account is held until the order is received, at which time those funds go to vice city link the vendor. It appears the market is getting ready to support Monero (XMR) however it is yet to be made available. Alongside standard Escrow payments, Vice City also supports Multisig and FE (finalize early) payment options, even though the latter two aren't enabled for all vendors.
Vice City Pros
Easy, simple registration procedure.
The selection is adequate and well-rounded. the most popular products.
Moderation and support team with responsiveness.
Per-order orders instead of the central wallets for accounts.
Vice City Cons
Does not offer support for Monero (XMR) (XMR) - at least not yet (this is likely to change in the near future).
Sometimes it's down, or the page is hampered by the long load times of pages.
Market layout is not the most appealing layout.
Simple functions appear to be intermittently broken.
Overall, is not always the first choice for anyone for selecting a darknet-based market. However, having been in business for nearly a whole year so far, they've managed achieve some progress in building an engaged user base. This is mostly due to making good on their pledge to incorporate user feedback into their market procedures, and even though the market is under construction, the administrators are able to connect buyers and vendors in the midst of its completion.