I serve as the local board escrow, so I don't understand why we need to take our local business to the general board; aside from myself, we have some other respected members who can handle things. Any member of the community who trades with someone without reputation (a merits number is not the same as reputation) without an escrow is doing it at their own risk.
My reply was directed at this thread in particular and not a general rule. CryptopreneurBrainboss has always had a exchange thread in the currency exchange thread and I have used that service repeatedly in the past.
If a reputable member opens an exchange thread he/she doesn't even need an escrow.
CryptopreneurBrainboss exchange service was not only targeting Nigerians; he was also operating a general crypto swap business for a broader audience, which differed slightly from the BTC/Naira exchange service - my point is that creating a service outside of the local board targeting Nigerians makes no sense when only a few Nigerians are aware of such a board exists.
I had a service like that while we were still using a single thread local section, but it did not survive due to the nature of the thread at the time.
Charles-Tim Someone just started a BTC/Naira service; give it a break and focus on your paid escrow service. The OP is reputable enough to run this service. Everything is not competition. Lol