What a deal room is
Most online deals are not marketplace listings. They start in a Telegram group, a Discord server, an Instagram DM or a forum thread: someone has an account to sell, a service to offer, a licence to transfer. You agree a price in five minutes. Then comes the awkward part β who sends first.
A deal room is that conversation, moved somewhere neutral. One of you opens it, the other joins with an 8-character code, and a human moderator from our side steps in. The buyer sends USDT to our address, not to the seller. The seller delivers in the room, where it is on the record. The buyer confirms, and the moderator releases the money minus our fee.
Nobody has to trust anybody. The only thing either of you has to trust is that the money is somewhere neither of you controls until the deal is actually done.
Who uses them
Anywhere the deal is real but the counterparty is a stranger.
Deals struck in chat
Telegram, Discord, Instagram, X, forums. You found each other in a group, and neither of you has a reputation the other can check.
Social account transfers
The classic go-first problem: hand over the login and hope, or pay and hope. Do the handover in the room, prove access, then release.
Freelance work off-platform
A client and a freelancer who already agreed scope and price, without a marketplace between them. The money is locked while the work happens.
Software, source code and licences
Scripts, bots, tools, keys, smart contracts. Deliver into the room so what was handed over is documented, not remembered differently later.
Domains and digital assets
Anything where the transfer takes a few steps and the buyer wants to see it land before the seller is paid.
Gaming and in-app items
Accounts, items and currency, where the platform they live on offers you no protection at all.
What cannot go through a room: stolen or hacked accounts, credentials obtained without the owner's consent, malware, and anything illegal where either party is. Those are refused and the accounts involved are suspended β see the terms.
How a room runs
Seven steps, from opening the room to the seller being paid.
- Open the roomTitle, a description of what is being exchanged, the amount, and whether you are the buyer or the seller. Minimum deal is $10. Start one here β no sign-up screen.
- Send the other party the codeYou get an 8-character invite code and a room number. Send the code to the other party directly. They enter it on the deal rooms page and take the opposite role to yours.
- A moderator picks it upAs soon as both seats are filled, the room calls for a dealer β offered to one moderator at a time, widening until someone accepts. They join as "Moderator" and the escrow starts.
- The buyer pays in USDTThe room shows our address and a QR code for TRC-20, ERC-20 or BEP-20. The buyer sends from their own wallet and marks it paid. The dealer confirms it on-chain before the deal moves on β no delivery is expected until that is done.
- The seller delivers, in the roomFiles, credentials, proof of transfer, screenshots β attached to the room so there is a record. The seller marks the deal delivered and the buyer is notified.
- The buyer approvesThe buyer checks that what arrived is what was agreed and approves the release. If it is not, they open a dispute instead and a human decides.
- The dealer pays the sellerThe seller posts their USDT payout address and network, and the dealer sends the amount minus the platform fee. The room closes as completed. The full mechanics are on how it works.
The invite code
Every room issues one 8-character code, something like 7F3A9C2E. It is the key to the one empty seat in that room: the first person to enter it becomes the counterparty and takes whichever role you did not. After that the code is spent β the room stops accepting parties.
- Send it privately, to the person you actually agreed the deal with.
- Do not post it in a group, a comment, a public listing or a screenshot. Anyone holding it can take the seat.
- You cannot join your own room β the two seats are always two different sessions.
- If the wrong person joins, cancel the room before any money moves and open a new one.
The moderator
The dealer is the difference between a deal room and a group chat. They are a person, not a bot, and the room is not fully live until one of them has accepted it.
- They are anonymous. Both parties see βModeratorβ and nothing else β no name, no profile. Harder to pressure, harder to impersonate.
- They verify the payment themselves. A buyer saying they sent it is not enough; the dealer checks the transaction on-chain before the seller is asked to deliver.
- They act on the buyer's approval. The release is a deliberate step by a human after the buyer has confirmed delivery β nothing pays out on a timer.
- They cannot referee their own deal. A moderator who is a party to a room is blocked from taking it, releasing it or resolving its dispute. Another one takes it instead.
- They decide disputes. Either party can freeze the deal after payment; the dealer or an uninvolved administrator reads the room and rules, with the reason written into the chat. See safety.
What the status badge means
| Status | Where the deal is |
|---|---|
| Waiting for party | Room created, one seat still empty, invite code unused. |
| Needs dealer | Both parties are in and chatting; moderators are being called. |
| Awaiting funds | A dealer is moderating and the buyer has payment instructions. |
| Funds locked | The dealer has confirmed the USDT arrived. The seller can safely deliver. |
| Delivered | The seller says it is done. The buyer should verify and approve. |
| Completed | The dealer has paid the seller. Finished. |
| Disputed | Frozen at a party's request while a moderator decides. |
| Cancelled | Ended by a party before completion, with a reason on the record. |
What it costs
One fee, deducted from the seller's payout when the deal completes. The buyer sends the agreed amount and nothing on top. Opening a room, joining one, chatting, attaching files and opening a dispute are all free.
| Deal value | Fee | Seller receives |
|---|---|---|
| $100 | $15 | $85 |
| $500 | $75 | $425 |
| $2,000 | $200 | $1,800 |
Below $100 the fee is a flat $10, so a moderated room earns its keep on amounts where losing the money would actually hurt. Every tier, the marketplace scale and withdrawal fees are on the fees page.
Questions people ask before their first room
Read next
How it works
The full escrow flow end to end β marketplace orders and moderated deal rooms, step by step.
Fees
Exactly what DealsFixers charges β platform fees on orders and deal rooms, and withdrawal fees.
Safety
How escrow, human moderators, 2FA and disputes protect both sides β and the scams to watch for.
FAQ
Straight answers to the questions buyers, sellers and deal-room parties ask most.
Anything else, email support@dealsfixers.com.
Open a room in under a minute
No sign-up. Set the amount, share the code, and let a moderator hold the money until the deal is done.