Instagram usernames can include letters, numbers, periods, and underscores, must be unique across the entire platform, and are case-insensitive (though the account can choose how it's displayed). Those basic rules, combined with hundreds of millions of accounts, are exactly why short combinations ran out so fast.
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Because uniqueness is platform-wide (not per-region or per-language), every short combination only exists once, globally — there's no separate pool to find an unclaimed one in. See why you can't register a short username for the full picture.
No — @Zed and @zed are the same account. The display case shown on the profile is just cosmetic.
Open the vault, pick a listed username, and DM the contact handle shown on the site to arrange payment — there's no cart/checkout, it's a direct conversation with the seller.
Crypto-only. See the Terms of Service for the full payment and delivery policy, including the sale-finality and 72-hour issue window.