2. I need to trade for the total value which must be lesser than $5k, for safer side, I guess 10% of it or lesser than that would be better.
Thats the best thing to do to be on the safer side, and even as that, for an exchange, I considered $5k escrow very small, as one persons single transaction can exceed that limit. What happens if such an amount gets stuck?
I agree with you that $5K is a small amount considering how bigger may would be the amount in some disputes or when there are a lot of simultaneous disputes with small amounts. At least they should escrow an amount equivalent to the value of maximum withdrawable amount in the website
It's a great idea to escrow a budget as a garantee, but considering it's a small amount, users should keep dealing with caution when using big sums.
Indeed, It would be great to open a thread for this project on the Reputation section, where users can post disputes and others can weigh in. That way decisions are transparent and free from bias.
I don't see why not to post in this section. The other part is a business not a forum user to post in the Reputation board.
This will serve as a reference for the active service which is a garantee escrowed funds for undetermined period.
Maybe better Royce create a dedicated topic for his escrow services, where he can post all his active escrows instead of creating a thread for each one.