When it comes to selling tokens, the more rampant the gray market becomes, the more scarce "trustworthy delivery" is. Legitimate players shouldn't complain; packaging "fraud prevention capability" as a premium point is the key to breaking the deadlock.

I've been an agent and also stepped on mines, and found that clients are not afraid of high prices but of "model swapping + after-sales disconnection."
Here's the straight talk:
Self-verified legitimacy with three proven methods:
1. Transparent billing: Provide screenshots of usage from the official backend + timestamps, refuse "black box billing"
2. Model fingerprint: Attach model version + request ID with each result, support client sampling and verification
3. Response SLA: Clearly include clauses for "error retries + timeout compensation," using a contractual sense to hedge against trust anxiety
Screen clients more important than acquiring clients:
- Force small test amounts for the first order to filter out freeloaders
- Reject demands for "guaranteed results without deposit"
- For clients who "ask for quotes from three providers and only compare prices," proactively discourage them
The barrier isn't in transfer, but in "transfer + value-added services":
Pure token reselling will eventually be wiped out by the gray market. Combining "industry prompt templates + fine-tuning consulting + usage monitoring dashboards," clients are willing to pay for "peace of mind."
[Operational supplement] Legitimate agent 7-day startup checklist:
1. Register with 1-2 official agency qualifications, keep screenshots of authorization proof
2. Use open-source tools to build a transfer panel with "model fingerprint + usage statistics" (ready-made solutions available on GitHub)
3. Write a "Service Transparency Commitment" document, including billing inquiry methods, model verification procedures, and after-sales response times
4. When launching in tech communities, directly showcase qualifications + dashboard screenshots + commitment document, with the first 9.9 experience limited to the first 10 customers
Gray market relies on courage; legitimate operations rely on delivery confidence. If you make clients "see, verify, and find" easily, you've already won 80% of your competitors.