orders ยท post 01 of 7 in this channel
Placing an order on WeTheNorth market, step by step
The mechanics are unremarkable. Knowing exactly what each click does is what stops the whole thing feeling like a leap.
the three wethenorth market addresses
hn2paw7zfvndw3dovycegeqmvvnf4pl67b3g2p7pohjlzavloosh73id.onionhn2paw7zrgujyhnt6mgxlt2q6uhgbke4itpqitxhyfbumq3wtnckbuyd.onionhn2paw7zadwkcra3qzv5e4q547i7e5lvxm62cfxqftuqdu7moiu2ceyd.onionprinted the way they were handed over. no labels, no numbering, nothing here says which one to try first. this feed never opens them, so it has no status light, no percentage and no date of checking to give you.
before you start, have a balance
You cannot place an order and then fund it. The balance has to be there first, which means the deposit and its confirmations have already happened.
That is why the money channel comes before this one in practice. If you have not read how a deposit works, that is the missing piece rather than anything in this post.
It also means there is no rush at this stage. The money is already where it needs to be and it is not going anywhere while you read.
the listing page
A listing has a price, a quantity, a description and a shipping option or several. Read the shipping options carefully, because domestic and international are different products with different prices and different waits.
The description is the vendor speaking. It is the only thing in the transaction they wrote themselves and it is worth reading in full rather than skimming.
If something in it is ambiguous, ask before ordering rather than after. The post on what to write covers how to ask in a way that gets a useful answer.
quantity and shipping
Quantity is straightforward. Shipping is where the price changes, sometimes considerably, and where the estimated wait is set.
Look at the total after shipping rather than the headline price. This is the same point as where the fees go, applied to one screen.
the delivery details
This is the field that deserves actual thought, and it has its own post in the address field. Do not fill it in casually and do not fill it in from memory at speed.
It is usually encrypted to the vendor, which is the arrangement you want, and it is still the most sensitive thing you will type on this site.
the confirm click
This is the moment your balance moves into escrow. It leaves your available funds and it does not arrive with the vendor. It sits with the market.
After this, the order exists, the vendor can see it, and you are in the waiting part. Nothing else you do will move that money except finalising or a dispute.
Check the address field one final time before this click, because after it you are relying on a message to correct anything you got wrong.
what happens immediately after
Usually nothing visible. The order shows as placed, then as accepted or shipped at some point, and the status changes are the only signal you get.
There is no tracking number and no live progress, which is the subject of the next post, and it catches people out every time.
So the right thing to do straight after placing an order is to close the tab and go away. There is nothing to watch and watching invents worry that the situation does not contain.
replies
a reader askedCan I edit an order after placing it?
the answerGenerally no. Corrections happen by message to the vendor, and whether they can act on one depends on how far along the order is.
a reader askedDoes placing an order pay the vendor?
the answerNo. It moves the value into escrow, where neither you nor the vendor controls it. The post on escrow explains what that is doing.
a reader askedWhat if my balance is slightly short?
the answerThen the order will not go through and you deposit more, which means waiting for confirmations again. Working out the total before you start avoids that particular annoyance.
what this post is not Not a walkthrough of a current interface. Screens change, and this feed does not open the market, so it describes what each step means rather than where the buttons are.