Minerjones has a history of playing fast and lose with what he is willing to do for his own (potential) profit. He is
willing to auction off items on behalf of third parties without being in possession of said items, and does not take responsibility when he cannot deliver the items (no disclaimer is made that he is not the seller, that the auction is subject to any additional terms, or that he is not the one actually shipping the items).
Strange. Why are you bringing all this BS now? The scammer was always a few steps ahead in this particular case. MJ did what he does.
I am not protecting anyone, but I am also not comfortable to blame a party for a scam where someone took control of the contact person.
What probability we have for this kind of situation?
You decide to make a trade
You send coin to escrow
Your account get hacked
Someone else takes control of your account
Trade goes wrong
You get back your account
Blame goes to escrow.
Cluster F**K
Well it is the escrow's job to ensure the trade goes smoothly, and if it doesn't to see that the scammer does not end up with the money. That is what they are getting paid to do. If the escrow is not willing to do basic due diligence before releasing the money, I don't see the point of using them.
The amount in question in this case is $50k. I don't think it is unreasonable to use a little bit of care when dealing with that much of other people's money.