How would you judge if someone refuse to use escrow his reason ro refuse is that 20$ is a small amount of money.
I am cautious because people here will try to scam 0.01$ if they get the oportuinity
Bitcoin sector is full of spammers, due to the irreversible nature of the payments. In this forum, you can find thousands of threads dealing with scam accusations. That's why I always recommend an escrow, no matter how small the amount is. If the other party is averse to using an escrow, then please tell him to send the funds first.