Abacus is one of the bigger darknet markets currently in operation, with close to 12,000 listings currently in the Drugs & Chemicals section alone (this is almost half the market’s current listings). The market has managed to attract quite a few vendors after the recent slew of closures left many without a home. Vendors service all parts of the world, with many offering worldwide shipping.
Items on Abacus are divided into the following categories (and subcategories):
Drugs (Benzos, Cannabis & Hashish, Dissociatives, Ecstasy, Opioids, Paraphernalia, Prescription, Psychedelics, Steroids, Stimulants, Tobacco, Weight Loss, Other)
Counterfeit Items (Clothing, Electronics, Jewelry, Money, Fake IDs, Other)
Digital Products (E-Books, Erotica, Fraud Software, Game Keys, Legit Software, Other)
Fraud (Accounts & Bank Drops, CVV & Cards, Dumps, Personal Information & Scans, Other)
Guides & Tutorials (Drugs, Fraud, Hacking, Security & Anonymity, Social Engineering, Other)
Jewels & Gold (Gold, Silver, Other)
Carded Items (Appliances, Clothing, Digital, Electronics, Other)
Services (Social Engineering, Carding, Other)
Software & Malware (Botnets & Malware, Exploits, Exploit Kits, Security Software, Other)
Security & Hosting (Hosting, VPN, Socks, Shells, Cpanels, Other)
Other Listings
This market features a nice selection of search and filter features to make it extra easy to home in on the item for which you are searching. Listings can be filtered by vendor name, ships to/from, category (including multiple categories), product type and price range. They can even be filtered by currency accepted, FE vs escrow orders, and multisig options. Results can then be sorted by several different criteria.
Listing previews display a lot of information without even having to click on it:
Here we can see pertinent item details, such as the price in BTC and XMR, ships from/to info, quantity remaining for sale, feedback stats, and the vendor’s “Level”, which is assigned based on the amount of experience they have. This particular vendor has also earned Trusted status on the market by completing a lot of sales with a high positive feedback rate. Clicking on “View Item” reveals additional information about it:
Here we see an expanded description of the listing, as well as other photographs (if there are any), and an advanced breakdown of the vendor’s experience. We can tell that the vendor has 73 total sales on Abacus Market, with 0 of them being this particular product. We can also tell that this vendor has a lot of prior experience at other markets, where they completed a total of 3454 sales; 98% of which earned them positive feedback. Finally, we can see the vendor’s shipping options.
Scrolling down below this reveals 3 additional tabs: Description, Feedback, and Refund Policy. We recommend taking the time to give the Feedback and Refund Policy tabs a read through when dealing with a vendor for the first time. This will help you to understand what they expect from you when placing an order, and what you should expect from them. Take a moment to also read the refund policy to avoid problems regarding disputes later.
Clicking on a vendor name will bring up even more stats about them.
Here we can see important info about the vendor, such as a breakdown of their positive, neutral, and negative reviews, the number of disputes they’ve been involved with (and their outcome), whether they are FE enabled, their join date, last time online, average processing time, and their customer ratings for stealth, quality, and delivery. We recommend always choosing experienced vendors, especially when given a choice, as this decision can be the difference between a good darknet market experience and a bad. You want a vendor who has been around the block a few times and know what they’re doing. Let the newbies break their first sales with other buyers.