And having a good reputation as a P2P trader allows you to bring in more customers, be trusted with larger trades and more volume, and have rates which are more in your favor.
So I guess the non-reputable trader has to begin first the trade, face-to-face, and then the maker can settle it once he reaches home?
Why was the bitcoin not in escrow?
It wasn't bisq, they had just discussed it online, and said to meet to exchange. My point was that a stranger and a stranger don't have the same relationship a merchant has with his customers.