I can't speak for others, but users have always seemed to appreciate my simple and straightforward approach to escrow. My process is extremely simple and I think fair. It should be common sense that you need to have a secure account to make trades with it. The problem here has been identified as the user not securing their account. Those seeking a deeper meaning or some excitement can dig into my last post on this thread.
No doubt that everyone likes simplicity but if signed message for important information was followed then this scam would not happen. I am not saying this has anything to do with you. OP is here to be blamed for not keeping his account secure. I hope this case should be used as an example of using signed bitcoin address wherever possibly we can.