Quote from: ardenyham on July 12, 2016, 12:31:32 PM

Quote from: Maesters1- on June 27, 2016, 10:27:57 PM

i think it is not a bad idea but you must be very very careful. i think you should use escrow. you should save your self.

I don't think OP can use escrow in these type of ways of buying things. websites and marketplace don't use escrow.. but if the new site you are talking about add some extension like that and allow escrow then it would be really great. yes....

Quote from: Equinoxx on July 12, 2016, 12:14:50 PM

Quote from: jossiel on July 12, 2016, 11:31:19 AM

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Quote from: Equinoxx on December 28, 2015, 04:02:40 PM

I have funds outside of Bitcoin, do you think a service where I buy for things that only accept real cash i.e https://g2a.com, amazon.com or anything else. And I receive Bitcoin?
Obviously escrow can be used, or people can pay upfront, whatever the case is.

Bottom line, is this a good idea?

It's not a bad idea but if you want this to succeed you must offer a discount (even a small one) otherwise why would anyone choose you and don't exchange his btc and then buy anything he wants?

I think that is a good idea after all. But of course you need to use escrow and you need to pay escrow for his service.
It's up to you if you are going to pursue it but I think that's a good idea.

Thanks! But I think - if this is okay with the community - I would prefer to do smaller transactions to build up trust. I just feel escrow is a bit of a hassle.

Well, I am not agree, Using escrow can consume some time (some time it may consume lots of time too) but doing escrow is really important. it is not about someone's reputation. it is about the term of buying something and being/feeling safe.. and believe me doing deals with also build up your reputation in the community.

Okay, thanks for your input =D I understand escrow is preferred and I agree. But yes as we both see it - it is time consuming. This is something I will take into account