Thanks for the reply, I understand the whole good reputation part but the trouble is to get such a good reputation you need to actually do trades so in reality its a lose lose situation unless someone else is willing to take a leap of faith
If someone does decide to give you a shot, make sure to use a trusted escrow. You can find a list of a few trusted escrows here:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2439910.0.