If there is anything the dark internet has brought to the masses it is being robbed while trying to buy drugs.
I get the shady nature of these markets but I had not considered being as skeptical about the 'escrow' service as I am about the vendors. I have only had 1 DNM vendor scam to the tune of ~$100. Coins lost to market closures now are around $1.5k. I've never had anyone rob me in real life buying grass. The worst that has ever happened IRL is some boner told me his shit was fire and it was mexican brick, but at least I had something in my hand for my money.
I am old man; a medical canabis user who lives in a prohabition state. I dont deal drugs,I just want medicine.
Never been scammed by a vendor and only lost chump change on market scams :)
sorry to brag, just want to show whoever reads this that you can avoid scams for the most part by being prepared