First, is the marketplace at torrentinvites.org legit? Second, is it dishonorable to do such things? Third, how to avoid scams? Fourth, are there alternative marketplaces to have a sense of whether the price is right?

UPDATE I wanted to thank all for the feedback, you made me change my mind and saved my ass from some costly frustrations… good thing I asked here first!

  • gazby@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Most trackers have rules explicitly forbidding this practice. If they’re found out (and they will be, it’s not hard to identify if it’s done more than once) you will be banned along with them and the rest of their invite tree. Sorry mate.

    • can@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Not advocating for it, but what makes it look different than giving it away to randoms on forums? (I’m sure that’s frowned upon too though).

  • Entropy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Kinda sounds like a scam, wouldn’t buy a torrent invite from another website. Usually you can get into them when they have open sign ups or if you know someone in one.

    If you’re desperate, and ready to spend money, you can buy your way into IPTorrents.

  • Brickfrog@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Just as a sidenote if you really want to go that route there are some trackers that can be joined with a donation upfront. It is better to join trackers with an invite, or wait for open signups, or interview to join if possible, but if you’re really thinking of going that route at least this won’t break any of the tracker’s rules.

    See https://opentrackers.org/tag/donation-signup/ for example.

    PS - Joining a tracker that way does not make you immune to their rules just FYI, you’ll still get banned eventually for not seeding/maintaining ratio & things like that.