54 traders, in their own words

Licence Keys

Fine platform, KYC took a day longer than promised

The trade itself was perfect. Identity verification for my first payout took about thirty hours rather than the stated one business day. Not a dealbreaker, but plan for it.

Social Media

Refunded in full when the seller reclaimed the account

Two days after the handover the original owner reset the password through a recovery number he never disclosed. I raised a dispute, the funds froze instantly, and an agent refunded me the entire $3,200 after reading the login alerts. I would have lost everything anywhere else.

Social Media

The 72 hour window is the right call for accounts

Buyers of social accounts are rightly paranoid. Giving them three days to confirm the handover stuck made the sale possible at all. Longer window, higher price, fewer arguments.

Social Media

Five figures of risk reduced to a fee

Transferring channel ownership takes a week of Google confirmations. Escrow held the money through all of it. The seller could watch the balance sitting there and stayed patient because he knew it was real.

Social Media

Works well, the identity check filters out jokers

Having to verify identity before withdrawing annoyed me at first. Then I realised it is exactly why the buyers on here are serious people and not fifteen year olds with a stolen card.

Domains

Held through a five day registrar transfer

Domain transfers are slow and full of places to get stuck. Having the money parked neutrally for the whole window meant neither of us was chasing the other.

Domains

Sold a content site including the hosting migration

We agreed a 7 day window to cover the DNS propagation and analytics handover. The buyer verified traffic in Search Console before releasing. Clean, professional, no drama.

Freelance Services

We use it for milestone payments with new clients

New clients do not want to pay a stranger upfront and we do not want to build for free. Escrow per milestone solved a negotiation we used to have on every single project.

Freelance Services

Client could see the money was real before I started

I ask every new client to fund escrow before I open my editor. Nobody has refused yet. The ones who would refuse are exactly the ones who would not have paid.

Freelance Services

No more chasing invoices for three weeks

The money was already secured, so delivery day was just delivery day. He approved, I was paid, and I did not have to send a single polite reminder.

Freelance Services

Great for the work, slightly fiddly for revisions

One escrow per milestone means several escrows for a job with revision rounds. It works, but I would love a way to release in stages from one agreement.

Smartphones

Shipped a sealed iPhone to Berlin with zero anxiety

I attached the DHL tracking to the trade so the buyer could follow it himself instead of messaging me daily. The inspection window only started when he confirmed it arrived, which felt fair to both of us.

Laptops & PCs

Opened the box knowing my money was still mine

Buying a used ThinkPad from a stranger across a border is normally a leap of faith. I had five days to test it properly. It was exactly as described, so I released early.

Gaming Consoles

PS5 sold interstate, paid out on arrival

The buyer was nervous about sending money to another island. Escrow removed the argument entirely. He confirmed the day it arrived and the payout hit my bank the next morning.

Consumer Electronics

Shutter count was not as advertised — partial refund

The body was listed at 12k actuations and came in at 58k. The agent split the difference rather than forcing an all-or-nothing outcome, which honestly suited us both better than a full return.

Consumer Electronics

Reliable, but international shipping is still slow

The escrow held perfectly for the two weeks the parcel took to clear customs. My only complaint is with the postal service, not the platform.

Trading Cards

A PSA 10 Charizard is not something you send on trust

Nearly ten thousand dollars for one piece of cardboard. The 14 day inspection window let me have it independently re-verified before releasing. No other method would have let this trade happen at all.

Collectibles

Limited release arrived exactly as photographed

The seller photographed the box seal before shipping and posted it in the chat. That single habit removed any possible argument about condition on arrival.