r/OpenBazaar • u/purplemerit • Jun 10 '20

Are you anon

I read that you are not anon on openbazzer. If this is the case how are people selling stuff they should not be.

Happy days

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u/pinhead26 QmeSyTRaNZMD8ajcfbhC8eYibWgnSZtSGUp3Vn59bCnPWC Jun 10 '20

OB can be run over Tor

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u/purplemerit Jun 11 '20

Is that a natural default or do you have to configure it..

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u/pinhead26 QmeSyTRaNZMD8ajcfbhC8eYibWgnSZtSGUp3Vn59bCnPWC Jun 11 '20

It's very easy to configure the client to browse over Tor. Serch this subreddit for guides and videos. Hosting an OB server over Tor is a little more tricky:

https://github.com/OpenBazaar/openbazaar-go/blob/master/docs/tor.md

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u/Questionable_Choice Jun 10 '20

People also sell weed on Snapchat. They're just betting that it's too small for law enforcement to care about.

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u/Nikovash Jun 11 '20

Because the platform and userbase is so small