Discord MarketplaceLive
2K Service Plug
A full AI-moderated Discord marketplace for NBA 2K grinding services. Ticket-based order system, grinder economy with strike management, middleman escrow for trades, automated vouches, VIP tiers, and a 13-role permission hierarchy, all running through custom bots I built from scratch.
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Orders Completed
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Bot Systems
Live server screenshot
The Problem
NBA 2K rep grinding, badge leveling, and account sales are a real market, but the existing Discord servers handling it were chaos. Scams, untracked orders, no accountability for grinders, no protection for buyers, and moderation that couldn't keep up.
David needed a server that operated like an actual business, with automated order flows, verified sellers, escrow protection, performance-tracked grinders, and AI moderation that understood context, not just matching keywords.
What the Server Sells
12 service types, all automated.
Rep Grinding
4 tiers × 5 levels of rep progression
Badge Grinding
Max all, shooting, finishing, playmaking
Hot Zones
3PT, mid-range, all-court unlocks
Plate Grinding
Hooper → Baller → Pro → MVP → Hall of Fame
VC Purchase
Virtual currency with configurable pricing
Season Pass
Battle pass leveling at $1.69/level
Account Marketplace
Buy/sell with verified seller ID system
Middleman Service
Escrow for $50+ trades with PayPal G&S
How It Actually Got Built
The constraint. The wrong first move. The fix.
01 CONSTRAINT
No existing software handled this market.
NBA 2K service marketplaces ran on informal Discord setups: screenshots in DMs, trust built on reputation alone, no order tracking, no accountability for grinders who ghosted. Every existing bot template was built for general-purpose communities, not for a marketplace moving real money on rep grinding, badge leveling, and account trades. The system had to be designed from scratch for this specific use case or it would not work.
02 WRONG MOVE
Keyword-matching for moderation killed it in beta.
The first moderation pass used keyword lists. It caught obvious slurs and banned links, but it could not read intent. Grinders were getting flagged for posting their own completed order receipts. Scammers posting payment info in creative formats slipped through. A buyer offering to pay “via PayPal friends and family (no G&S)” to dodge escrow was not on any keyword list. The system was generating more staff work than it was saving.
03 FIX
Replaced keywords with Claude-powered intent detection.
Swapped the keyword engine for a Claude AI moderation layer that reads message context, not just surface text. The bot now understands the difference between a grinder posting a proof-of-work screenshot and a buyer sharing payment details to move a trade off-platform. Escalation rules fire automatically: soft warnings for borderline posts, hard flags for impersonation or payment-scrubbing attempts. False positive rate dropped significantly once the model understood the domain.
04 OUTCOME
$100K+ revenue. 2,000 members. No manual moderation backlog.
The server reached 2,000 members and $100K+ in revenue within four months, running 24/7 without the moderation team being overwhelmed. 144+ orders completed through the automated ticket system. The grinder strike tracker enforced conduct without staff intervention. The AI moderation layer caught scam patterns that would have taken a human moderator full-time attention to find manually.
What I Built
6 interconnected bot systems.
01
AI Moderation Bot
Context-aware moderation that handles ad detection, spam filtering, payment info scrubbing, and impersonation detection. Not keyword matching. The bot reads intent and applies escalation rules automatically.
02
Ticket & Order System
Customers click a service panel, a private ticket channel opens, pricing is calculated, payment is confirmed, a grinder is assigned, and the order moves through tracked stages. Fully automated lifecycle.
03
Grinder Management
Strike system with weighted severity (Minor 1pt, Major 2pt, Critical 3pt). Auto-suspension at threshold. Performance tracking, payout management, and conduct monitoring, all through the bot.
04
Trust & Verification
Verified Sellers require valid ID. VIP tiers (Bronze → Platinum) based on lifetime spending. Vouches auto-posted after order completion. All middleman trades logged with escrow protection.
05
Role Hierarchy Engine
13+ roles from Owner to Customer, each with scoped permissions. Custom icons, colors, and channel visibility rules. Grinder, Creator, Verified Seller, and Middleman roles include application workflows.
06
Multi-Channel Architecture
30+ channels organized into Info, General, Services, Tickets, Paid Orders, Archive, and Staff categories. Each with purpose-specific permissions. Channel redirection and cross-linking built into the bot.
System Architecture
How everything connects.
The Platform
serviceplug.net is live.
Beyond the Discord bots, I built serviceplug.net as the public-facing storefront. Service catalog, account marketplace with live listings, how-it-works flows, VIP loyalty program, and referral system. Powered by Modern Grind Tech.
Service Catalog
12 service types with descriptions, from rep grinding to middleman escrow
Account Marketplace
Live listings with build details, platform tags, and verification badges
How It Works
Step-by-step flows for both services and marketplace transactions
VIP Loyalty Program
Bronze through Platinum tiers with escalating discounts per order volume
Referral System
Five reward tiers for inviting friends, with tracking and auto-payouts
Creator Codes
Content creators earn commission on every order placed with their code
Live pages from serviceplug.net
Services Page
12 active services
Account Marketplace
Search, filter, platform tags
Community Reviews
130 reviews, 100% five-star
Tech Stack
Discord.jsNode.jsClaude AIPostgreSQLPayPal G&SWebhooksCustom Ticketing EngineRole Permission System
Why This Matters
This isn't a bot I bought from a marketplace and configured. Every system, the ticket engine, the grinder strike tracker, the middleman escrow flow, the AI moderation layer, the VIP tier calculator, the vouch pipeline, was designed and coded from scratch for this specific use case.
The server runs 24/7 as a real business. Real money flows through it. Real customers depend on the order tracking. Real grinders get paid based on the payout system. The moderation bot catches scams that keyword filters would miss entirely.
This is the same caliber of Discord bot work I've done across 10+ servers, including communities for Gilbert Arenas and Jeremy Lin (NBA 2K League). The 2K Service Plug is the most complete example of what I build when I have full control of the architecture.
Discord bots for real businesses. Built from scratch, not templates.
I build custom Discord bots and full server architectures, not templates. Tell me what your community needs and I'll scope it.
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