# XmrBazaar review: KYC policy, privacy and safety grades

> XmrBazaar is a marketplace. Its terms put it at KYC level 0 of 4: ID never required. NoKYC Score grades it 7.7/10 for privacy (strong) and 6.4/10 for safety (fair). In its favour: no email needed, accepts Monero and escrow it cannot spend alone. To watch: it has no publicly accountable operator. No incidents are on record.

Source: NoKYC Score, "XmrBazaar review", reviewed 22 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/xmrbazaar

## Key facts
- **Category:** Marketplaces
- **KYC level:** 0 of 4: ID never required
- **Grades:** Privacy 7.7/10, Safety 6.4/10
- **Sign-up:** Email optional
- **Custody:** non-custodial
- **Incidents on record:** 0
- **Last reviewed:** 22 Oct 2026
- **Official website:** https://xmrbazaar.com

## What it is
XmrBazaar is a classifieds-style marketplace where people offer goods and services for Monero, organised by world region. Its FAQ states that the site never handles funds and is not a counterparty or custodian: buyers either pay the seller's external wallet directly or deposit into a client-side 2-of-3 multisignature escrow in which buyer and seller, or one of them with a mediator, sign the payout. There is no deposit or withdrawal system. An account is needed to post or trade, and both parties can leave reviews.

## What the terms say about ID
FAQ states the site "never handles funds and is not a counterparty or custodian"; payments are direct or via client-side multisig.

## Features and warnings
- **Identity:** ID never required: yes; No account needed: not stated; No email needed: yes; No phone number: not stated
- **Payment:** Accepts Monero: yes; Accepts Lightning: not stated
- **Access:** Tor onion address: not stated; Works without JavaScript: not stated
- **Trust:** Escrow it cannot spend alone: yes; Independent audit: not stated; Company named: no; 5+ years operating: not stated
- **Warnings:** May ask for ID: not in terms; Email required: not in terms; Phone number required: not in terms; Nobody accountable: yes

## Questions
### Does XmrBazaar require KYC?
XmrBazaar is rated KYC level 0 of 4 on this site: ID never required. FAQ states the site "never handles funds and is not a counterparty or custodian"; payments are direct or via client-side multisig.

### Is XmrBazaar safe to use?
XmrBazaar has a Safety grade of 6.4 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 7.7 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed.

### Is XmrBazaar legit?
XmrBazaar is a working marketplace. Its operators do not publish a company or names, so nobody is publicly accountable for it. Being real is not the same as being safe: its Safety grade here is 6.4 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents.

### Is XmrBazaar a scam?
NoKYC Score does not label services as scams; it records documented incidents with their sources and outcomes. No incidents are on record for XmrBazaar.

### Do I need an account or email to use XmrBazaar?
Email optional.

### Does XmrBazaar have a Tor onion address?
No official onion address was found on XmrBazaar's own pages.

### Which cryptocurrencies does XmrBazaar support?
XmrBazaar supports XMR.

### Can I use XmrBazaar over Tor?
XmrBazaar does not publish an official onion address.

## Sources
- https://xmrbazaar.com
- https://xmrbazaar.com/faq
- https://kycnot.me/events

How grades are calculated: https://nokycscore.com/methodology