Before payment
- Confirm the seller's public reputation and warranty terms in writing.
- Agree on the escrow middleman (mutually trusted, public track record).
- Agree on the delivery channel (PGP, PrivNote, one-time paste).
- Ask the seller to preview the credential package (redacted).
During handover
- Seller sends credentials via the encrypted, expiring channel.
- You verify login in a fresh browser profile with the account's region proxy.
- You confirm KYC status, tier, and any pending prompts.
- You release escrow only after confirming login and warranty coverage.
The first 60 minutes
- Rotate the password using a password manager, minimum 24 characters.
- Reset 2FA — remove the seller's authenticator, generate fresh TOTP seed.
- Regenerate backup codes and store them in cold storage.
- Revoke all active sessions and API keys, then regenerate what you need.
- Update the recovery email to your infrastructure and verify it works.
- Set the withdrawal whitelist to your addresses only.
The first 24 hours
- Small test deposit, small test trade, small test withdrawal — all within the warranty window.
- Log the exact behavior of every step; screenshots are your warranty evidence.
- If any step fails, contact the seller inside the warranty window with the evidence.
- If all three succeed, the account is yours and the warranty window can close.
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Frequently asked questions
What if the seller refuses to release the recovery email?
That's a critical red flag — walk away or open a dispute in escrow. A verified account without recovery-email control is not fully yours.
How long should the warranty window be?
24 hours is standard for first-login and access issues. Anything shorter is a warning sign; anything much longer usually means the seller is compensating for a weaker product.