I just wanted to pop in and say that the volume of bitcointalk account escrow requests I've gotten since SebastianJu was banned seems excessive to me.
I would like to see escrow agents stop providing escrow for bitcointalk accounts. Besides being incredibly annoying and problematic, it is basically just assisting scammers.
Not providing escrow for accounts will only assist scammers even more. Accounts will be sold regardless so it's better a third party can ensure a safe transaction.
Then, sold accounts should be left a neutral feedback stating account has been sold/changed ownership. This way, people would be aware of it. Many are buying accounts to scam. Gone were the days when they bought accounts to harvest signature campaigns.
If this were to become the norm then people will assume that accounts without this neutral trust have not been purchased and people that are able to buy an account without this trust will have an easier time scamming if/when they attempt to do so.