... seeing Legendary Members default over less than a $100 and disappear off the forum is really saddening to see after all the time & sweat put in to grow the account and reputation 
They should negotiate with the payment; there will be a point where many projects will launch their campaigns and higher-ranking members get priority. I've seen legendaries scam for $50. I guess if they want to sell their account, there will be no taker for lack of campaigns, as people are buying accounts to join campaigns.
Signature campaigns are not losing their reputation its still the best marketing tool to brand your platform and Bitocintalk is the the best platform to launch a signature campaign, I'm positive that in the coming days more campaigns are coming, or Shasan will have to choose who he wants to give loan if campaign continue to be scarce.