I think OP or any reputable member here will serve as an escrow agent, so no need to be worried about loosing funds. Also, if any reputable member account should get compromised I feel he should be knowledgeable enough to know that he needs to create an Alt with the same forum username to inform everyone about the incident so everyone can avoid doing any trade with the account.
Transactions like this should be done using an escrow, any attempt to do dealings without an escrow may result in a loss of money. It happens a lot in the lending board, we see users default loans and even though the account is painted with red trust, the lender has no way of getting his money back. AFAIK, Igebotz is the escrow of the local board and should be involved in any such transactions if it is goin to be on the local board.
Do not TRUST, always VERIFY before dealing, i will serve as escrow in local fiat/crypto dealings on legal digital/physical goods off/on the forum for FREE