I don't think buyers should be allowed to make finalizing mandatory early, period. Buyers paying for product inside of SR by selecting a listing and checking out are paying the SR fee for escrow protection, and they should be entitled to it. Demanding early release by anyone is just dirty because now you have the buyer's BTC tied up for days and they are essentially hostage. Buyers should be refusing, cancelling as soon as they can, and then posting up in the forums about what a fucking asshole that seller is.That being said, if both parties walk into the transaction wishing to forego the escrow protection, this isn't a problem. Both people know exactly what they are getting into from the start. I think there needs to be more material available right in a newbs face that says "this is a really bad fucking idea, especially if this is a seller who is new or only has "early release" feedback". I offer out of escrow sales, and usually ends up saving the customer anywhere between $20 - $45 dollars. But the deal is OOE all the way, no buyer hostage, buyers are sending me BTC right over SR and they are buying a listing so they can still leave feedback and let the community know if I was an asshole or if I came through (obvious answer here lol). And I didn't even CONSIDER offering this option until after I had 100 sales on here, all within SR escrow. I think just being able to do this is something you need to earn, and it's not like you can throw down a tangible number on it or anything, but it's up to the community to call out assholes FAST (we can start a sticky called "The Asshole Seller Thread" just for this).I hate seeing people get burned. It makes me livid. Scammers and assholes drive customers back to the street, away from the comfort and incredible high of my open arms. They cut right into my customer base and bottom line and I have no problem going on the offensive against them, regardless of whether they even compete with me or not. I want customers happy, safe, and high as fuck when they want to be. SR can offer that, but we need a community sledge hammer to come down on the weak-assed skulls of the pricks ruining it for customers, sullying the site's reputation, and in turn sullying mine by extension. Fuck them.