i dont even know why people seem so eager to escrow other than to pull off a scam, escrowing deals seems more of a hassle; if something goes wrong with the deal its your responsibility to resolve the issues, and if you mess up somewhere its up to you to reimburse the parties affected.
Imagine someone doing escrow 10 times successfully.
People on 11th time
will go to him
escrow is the fastest way to earn trust imo than just trading and posting around board
escrowing shouldnt be seen as a way to earn trust. anyone who goes in with that mindset, imo, is sketchy at best. escrow is something offered as a protective service for other forum members because you are deemed trustworthy by the majority to be trusted with a sum of money. in short, its the other way around; you escrow because you are trusted (and willing to offer your time), not escrow to gain trust.