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🏪 Bazaar Help & Information
The Bazaar page gives you a live, aggregated view of public bazaars across Torn. Whether you're looking for the cheapest items, checking market trends, or browsing by category, this tool helps you find the best deals.
Data is collected from users who have opted in and given bazaar consent. Their API keys are used in the background (via cron) to scan other bazaars, keeping the data fresh for everyone.
You can browse bazaars and search items without logging in, but to contribute to the scanning pool and keep the data fresh, you'll need to opt in and enable consent in your Profile Settings.
The bazaar data you see comes from background scans that run regularly via the cron system:
- Opt‑in users – if you are opted in and have given bazaar consent, your API key may be included in the scanner pool.
- Scanner pool – the system balances requests across all available keys to stay within Torn's rate limits.
- TTLs – each bazaar scan is cached and respects time‑to‑live (TTL) settings. Open bazaars are refreshed more frequently than closed ones.
- Public scanning – if you are not opted in, your bazaar will not be scanned and your key will not be used for public scanning.
The result is a constantly updated view of what's available across the Torn economy, without requiring you to manually visit hundreds of bazaars.
The Bazaar page is organised into three main tabs:
- 📦 Categories – browse items by type (Weapons, Armor, Medical, Drugs, etc.). Each category shows a list of items with their market price, average bazaar price, and circulation.
- 🏪 Top Bazaars – lists the bazaars with the highest total market value, number of items, and unique items. Sort by value, items, unique items, or last update time.
- 💰 $1 Bazaars – a special view that shows bazaars with items priced at $1. This is great for finding cheap items quickly.
You can also search for items directly using the search bar at the top of the page.
When you search for an item, the page shows:
- Item details – market price, circulation, and average bazaar price.
- Live listings – a table of all current listings for that item, sorted by price (lowest first). Each listing shows the seller, quantity, price, total value, and when it was last checked.
- Quick actions – you can click "View Bazaar" to open the seller's bazaar directly on Torn.
If you click a category or item, you'll be taken to the search results page with that item pre‑filled.
The Bazaar page is designed to keep itself fresh:
- Auto‑refresh – the page automatically updates every 30 seconds, silently fetching the latest data from the server. No user action is required.
- Manual refresh – you can also click the "Refresh Data" button at any time to force an immediate update.
- Re‑Scan (per bazaar) – in the Top Bazaars and $1 Bazaars tabs, each bazaar has a "Re-Scan" button. Clicking this fetches that specific bazaar's current listings. There is a 60‑second cooldown to prevent excessive API calls.
The Bazaar feature respects your privacy and gives you full control:
- Opt‑in required – your bazaar is only scanned if you have opted in. If you are not opted in, your bazaar is never scanned and your key is never used.
- Bazaar consent toggle – if you are opted in, you can choose to allow your API key to be used for public bazaar scanning (contributing to the scanner pool). This is enabled by default when you opt in, but you can disable it at any time in your Profile Settings.
- Disabled consent – if you disable consent, your key will not be used to scan other bazaars. You will still be able to view bazaar data, and your own bazaar may still be scanned (if you are opted in) – this is controlled separately in the background logic.
This gives you the flexibility to contribute to the community while maintaining control over your API key usage.