I will not be using any of the escrows on bitcointalk at the moment. This is not the type of service where I feel one is warranted. In all pawnshops do you have an escrow? most likely not.
Then count me, and probably everyone else,
out.
There are probably 400 sites online that buy things like this and zero of them use escrow.
I agree with you. I think it is an industry norm to not use one. A business would not risk its reputation ripping its customers off. It is an extra step that can be avoided.
However, In crpyto there are tons of scams so I understand the skepticism. If our customers want to use an escrow or not is up to them. We will always ask.