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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Finney, Hal (CR)
> 
> [SNIP discussion on ripping cash]
>
> The problem is that if the source code you are purchasing is 
> bogus, or if the other side doesn't come through, you're 
> screwed because you've lost the value of the torn cash.  The 
> other side doesn't gain anything by this fraud, but they harm 
> you, and if they are malicious that might be enough.
>
Quick fix for seller incentive: the seller rips some amount of their own
cash in such a way that they cannot recover it unless the buyer provides
the remainder of the buyer's ripped cash.

-Michael Heyman


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