How to buy on Fawkes Market — the beginner's guide
Fawkes Market is the darknet marketplace for the United Kingdom: UK vendors, domestic delivery in a day or two, Bitcoin or Monero payments, and escrow on every order. If you've never used a darknet market before, this page takes you from zero to your first order — calmly, in about twenty minutes of actual work.
The market's official links: onion fawkesgrixgdi6mepgocuntt34o73okuasaxmuqyu4miskuhhzp2dgad.onion · clearnet mirrors fawkesmarket.ru, fawkesnetwork.ru, fawkesmarket.com, fawkesmarket.in — always check them against fawkes.sc.
The genuine Fawkes Market always shows this mark. Check it before you log in — and confirm the address against fawkes.sc.
What you need before you start
A device
Any Windows, Mac or Linux computer, or an Android phone. iPhones work too — via the clearnet mirrors.
Tor Browser
Free, five-minute install. Or skip it and use a clearnet mirror in your everyday browser. Setup guide →
A little crypto
Bitcoin or Monero — enough for your first small order. Getting BTC · Getting XMR
A UK address
Your own home address is the standard choice — vendors are experts at discreet domestic packaging.
Patience
The first order is about learning the rhythm: order, wait for the post, finalise, leave feedback.
An awareness of the law
Browsing the market is legal; many products on it are controlled drugs. The risk is yours — see FAQ.
The walkthrough
1Install Tor Browser (or don't)
Tor Browser hides your IP and lets you open the market's onion address — the most private door. Download it from torproject.org only. In a hurry? The clearnet mirrors open in any browser, trading some privacy for convenience. Full instructions: Tor setup.
2Open a verified link
Use the onion address or an official mirror — and bookmark it, along with fawkes.sc (the market's own link page). Search engines are where phishing clones live; bookmarks are your armour.
3Register your account
Pick a username that exists nowhere else in your life — not your gamer tag, not your Reddit name. A strong unique password from a password manager completes the basics.
4Turn on PGP two-factor authentication
Generate a PGP key (our guides explain it in plain English), add the public key to your account, enable 2FA. Ten minutes, once — and phishers can steal your password without gaining your account. Back up the private key somewhere safe: it IS your account.
5Deposit Bitcoin or Monero
Buy BTC or XMR on a reputable exchange, send a small test amount to your market deposit address, then the rest. Keep the balance small — deposit what you'll spend, withdraw what you won't. Bitcoin guide · Monero guide
6Choose a vendor carefully
Open vendor profiles and read: feedback volume, recent reviews, delivery reports ("arrived next day"), stealth mentions ("vacuum sealed"). Your first order with any vendor should be deliberately small.
7Place your first order
Checkout is familiar e-commerce — product, quantity, address. The difference: your payment goes to escrow, held by the market until your order arrives and you finalise. First-order guide →
8Wait for the post, finalise, review
UK domestic delivery typically lands in one to three days. Check the order, press Finalise, leave honest feedback mentioning delivery time and packaging. That feedback is how the whole system works — and how you'll choose your next vendor.