Prices

How prices are quoted

ShadowX quotes prices in Monero first. The base figure on a listing is in XMR. A small Bitcoin surcharge, usually one to three percent, applies if you pay in BTC instead. Some listings also show a rough USD equivalent next to the XMR figure, updated daily. The XMR price is the anchor: when the exchange rate moves, the USD number moves, but the XMR number stays fixed until the vendor changes it.

Realistic price bands

These ranges shift with supply. When a popular item gets scarce, the price jumps and holds for weeks. When a new batch of a popular gadget drops, the first sellers undercut each other and prices dip below the historical average. There is no fixed price list; every transaction reflects the current balance between what vendors have and what buyers want.

What the price does not include

The number on the listing is not the total you will spend. The network confirmation fee comes out of your pocket. Shipping is almost always extra. And the market's trading fee, typically two to four percent, is added on top. Put those three layers together and the real cost settles somewhere between ten and twenty percent higher than the sticker price. Do the math before you commit.

A worked example

The trading fee is deducted from the vendor's payout, not added to your payment, so you still send the listed amount plus the two real costs. Nothing else changes your balance unless you tip, which is optional and separate.