Look i'm going to sum it up real clear for everyone. The Vendors are the scam problem. Any vendor that suggest out of escrow transaction is not doing you a favor. Silk Road was built in a way to protect the vendor and the customers equally. So that each party takes a 50/50 chance on the transaction. Early Finalizations and out of escrow are voids Silk Road respondsibilties, where if you would have just stayed in escrow and not finalized early there would be no problem. Protip: Lower SR User ID# the more reliable they are. nomad bloodbath