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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Prowler573" data-source="post: 1927374" data-attributes="member: 561023">No, not at all. Continue reading and you'll see why //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gifFor the majority of members here this service that ConcernedMember and I are proposing will be completely unnecessary. The underlying wish is that something of this sort would eventually become completely unnecessary in 100% of all transactions borne of a For Sale thread in our Classifieds subforum. There are the odd exceptions, sadly, and it is for said exceptions that a 3rd party escrow-type service could become useful. Let's take NoodPoopler for example: Most people here, after all the glowing exposure his trading practices have gained him over the past weeks, wouldn't even for a moment consider buying a bloody thing from him, period. But, always hoping that anyone can change let's say he turned a new leaf over in his life and somehow was made to understand how things really should work. We'll say for the sake of argument Nood wants to sell a widgit. He makes a FS thread and provides very clear pictures of said widgit and gives a 100% accurate description of his widgit. Someone happens along and really wants to buy that widgit but Nood's reputation as an incredibly bad trading partner precedes him and the potential buyer is really unsure (understandably so) about doing business with him. In steps the 3rd party to hold the money until the buyer has received the widgit and has the opportunity to verify that it is exactly as advertised in the FS thread created for it and then, and only then, Nood would get paid for the widgit.The proposed service plays no part in transactions beginning with established, ethical trading partners. As mentioned in the Ethical Traders Vs Pondscum Traders thread I made if you were to need some wiring/related accessories talk to FRITO. If you need some Rainbow components talk to 6spdcoupe. If you need an entry-level USAmps amplifier talk to flakko. Certainly those three are by far not the only honest sellers on the forum but I use those as examples that most people would already be familiar with even if they've never made a purchase from them (Of those three FRITO is the only one I have dealt with directly) My point is that you could safely assume that sending any of those gentlemen your money won't result in you getting screwed. A 3rd Party service would be a complete waste of time in those instances. Because of the nature of the creature known as "human," however, there will likely always remain those exceptions to the rule that an escrow kind of arrangement could be incredibly useful if for no other reason than peace of mind ~ which in some cases can be a priceless commodity.</blockquote>

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