# Marketplace Mechanics The NFT Marketplace supports two primary interaction paths for users seeking allocated metal: **Direct Purchase of Allocated Assets** Users may acquire allocated bars or coins listed by vaults or private sellers at a market-determined price. These listings may include a premium reflecting asset-specific attributes such as bar size, brand, location, or immediate availability. **Settlement occurs as a single, atomic ownership exchange:** * The buyer transfers the applicable jurisdiction-specific settlement token (e.g., USG or USS) * The Conditional Claim NFT is transferred to the buyer, reflecting the updated beneficial owner * The vault updates its records to reflect the new beneficial owner, subject to applicable jurisdictional requirements **Claiming Allocated Assets Using Fungible Tokens** Holders of jurisdiction-specific fungible tokens may use those tokens to claim standardized allocated assets that back the token supply. **In this flow:** * A user selects an eligible allocated asset * The required amount of USG or USS is placed into escrow * The corresponding Conditional Claim NFT is provisionally reserved for the claimant * The vault conducts required KYC/AML and compliance checks * Upon approval, legal title transfer is executed by the vault in accordance with local law, and the escrowed tokens are burned pursuant to protocol rules * If approval is denied, the reservation is released, the NFT returns to the available pool, and the escrowed tokens are returned to the user This conditional claim mechanism ensures: * Legal compliance at the vault level * No premature burning of tokens * No protocol-level custody or discretion At no point does the protocol take possession of metal, intermediate settlement, or override vault-level custody, compliance, or title authority.