Escrowing your own trade is NOT ESCROW it just becomes a straight 1:1 transaction.
Right. And there is no reason why someone would not trust you to engage in a 1:1 transaction if they would trust you to act as escrow.
Why cant you grasp that simple concept quickseller, why should someone pay an "Escrow" fee for zero protection and zero impartiality!
A economically rational person would be willing to pay at least an amount more that is equal to the escrow fee in a 1:1 trade because this cost is no longer associated with the trade. Just because neither party trusts eachother sufficiently to send money/goods first does not change the value of which either party is willing to pay for such goods/services.