> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [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