A short, practical walkthrough that takes a first-time visitor from a clean machine through Tor Browser, into Torzon, and to a placed order. No filler.
Download Tor Browser from torproject.org. Do not use a third-party mirror, since the entire chain of trust starts at this download. Verify the GPG signature on the bundle before launching it.
Once Tor Browser is open, set the security slider to Safest. That disables JavaScript globally, which is what we want when visiting any darknet market. Do not maximize the window. The default size is part of the anti-fingerprinting story.
Copy any onion from the links page, or just use the rotator. The rotator picks the lowest-latency live mirror from your circuit and bounces you onto it via a 302. If you prefer bookmarks, copy a specific mirror onion and save it as a bookmark inside Tor Browser. Do not save it to a clearnet password manager, do not paste it into a chat client.
Click the register link on the Torzon login splash. Pick a fresh username with no overlap with any clearnet handle. The market will generate a passphrase mnemonic for account recovery, write it down somewhere offline.
Once registered, the first thing to do is configure PGP 2FA in account settings. From that point on, login challenges arrive encrypted to your key, and the account is unusable to anyone without the private key on their machine.
Torzon supports Monero and Bitcoin. Monero is the default for almost everyone, since it is the harder of the two to chain-analyze. Deposits go to a per-account wallet that is generated inside the market, fund it once and use the internal balance for purchases.
The market is sectioned by category. Browse by category or use the search to find a listing. Each listing page shows the vendor name, average rating, recent reviews, and refund policy. Read the vendor profile before clicking buy, particularly the reships and disputes record.
When you place an order, the funds move from your wallet into a 14-day escrow window. The vendor ships, you receive, you mark received. The escrow window auto-releases to the vendor at the end of the period if no dispute is open. Early finalize is not available on Torzon, which is a buyer-friendly default.
If a parcel arrives empty, short, or never arrives at all, open a dispute before the escrow window closes. Torzon support reviews evidence and either refunds, partially refunds, or rules in the vendor's favor. Most disputes settle within a few business days. Premium accounts get bumped to the front of the queue, but the resolution itself does not differ by tier.
