- Jan 12, 2013
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Yeah with bitcoin it's easier for the seller to scam. I'm mainly a seller and rarely buy things with BTC so it's far better than Paypal for me. All my buyers go first before I send them my end of the deal. If I wanted to scam someone it would be very easy to do so with my reputation. And there are of course people who exploit that. Hardly anyone will accept anything other than BTC for transactions over $500 nowadays so there are occasional scam reports ranging from $500 to $1000+Works both ways. I've always wondered the limitations with BTC or crypto in general due to fraud or someone not delivering what's promised.
I sell virtual goods on an online marketplace/forum with a reputation system so it's important to maintain a good and high reputation. I'm at the point now where 90% of my buyers go first with BTC no questions asked and I intend to keep it that way. Saves me time too, otherwise the buyer and I would have to agree on a reputable middleman who is available to middleman the deal. That can be a bit of a hassle with my timezone difference since most of my customers are American.
The site moderates scamming through the reputation system and a scam report database. Scamming results in a permanent ban from the marketplace if the victim can prove it. At the end of the day a seller could choose to scam at any time though and there's really nothing the buyer can do about it to get their money back. Not through conventional means anyway.
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