i am a buyer and i have done multiple sloppy multisig transactions now. its still a hassle compared to the SR1/2/Agora days and i dont think the majority will pick it up if all they want is to get high on the weekend. its more a vendor thing id say.
but lets get to the point i am trying to make. i have noticed that when you are using multisig you can EASILY follow the trail to your vendor. back in the SR days your coin would get semi mixed or at least a little fuzzed around. now imagine a cop buying from a vendor and he doesnt clean his coins and he sees that the coins are being sold on LBC or some cooperating exhange. that is your ticket to jail right there and you cant really come up with a story around it i dont think. back then you could come up with some bullshit as your coins were moving at least most of the time.
i am not really sure about this but what about your IP address? isnt it being leaked somehow during the multisig process? i have done mine in a internet cafe so even if subpoenad they can kiss my ass.
so if multisig fuckups mean most certainly jailtime why use it at all? let it be a thing for the huge vendors and let the rookie stoner who just wants his blunt on saturday use traditional escrow. if his 20 bucks get stolen by some site, i am sure he will live. i know its probably not the most popular opinion but... had to get it off my chest.
and a last minute idea: even if all sites were FE ONLY just withdraw your coins constantly to a safe address..... seriously that way damage would be minimal if a site goes cheney.
It's as safe as you make it.
It puts more responsibility on you to know what you're doing.
I thought we liked freedom and not having our money stolen from us by markets and vendors?
"Oh, you mean we have to learn a bit and put some extra effort into something? Fuck it, we'll just keep bitching."