Quote from: Jonesd on April 24, 2014, 09:03:40 AM

Quote from: sonysasankan on April 24, 2014, 06:46:02 AM

Quote from: TheMightyX on April 24, 2014, 05:40:40 AM

Quote from: escrow.ms on April 19, 2014, 10:15:25 PM

Quote from: Chris180Z on April 19, 2014, 06:14:31 PM

Quote from: Koko on April 19, 2014, 02:47:58 PM

So why did some people not use escrow? What was the reason for it?

Escrow fees.

How much it was btw? 1% right?
5$ to keep 500$ safe is not bad at all and I'm not sure why investors were paying escrow fees, they should have demanded escrow service from dev on his own expense.

In H2O Coin's IPO Dev paid escrow fees.

Quote from: appl on April 19, 2014, 11:14:27 PM

i think ppl just be lazy and not familiar with escrow.

I will have to agree. Anon and escrow.ms you might be turning some people away with your requiring private keys. Some people are noobs and don't understand how things work. It's also a moot point, because we are not talking about shitloads of money per person here. So the chances of someone hacking their bitcointalk account just for that .1 to 2 BTC is rather low.

Requiring a PM with the tx id and a receiving wallet address should be more than enough security.
You could also let people opt-in to withdrawal only by private key proof. That way those who are investing more can choose a hightened security (and pay a higher fee).

You might consider adjusting your terms.

The next potential scam we have is Alter Ego Coin.... who is fond of saying "if you want escrow, then you go ahead" and other such red herrings when asked proper questions. I've been "trolling" their thread for a few days now Tongue

Nice one. I'll warn some people as well

It was a scam as well. Well spotted!