For Buyers and Sellers
- Low Cost – Fee of 2%
- Private – We only need your bitcoin and email address
- Secure – Secure storage of bitcoins
- Assurance – Inspect items before funds are released
- Transparent – Buyer and seller informed at every stage
- Automated – Transactions are automated
- Impartial – Disputes handled by an impartial third party
Security Tips
To protect your escrow funds we require that you take the following precautions:
- Do NOT send bitcoins to a bitcoin address you received via email
- You must verify your email address and the escrow details on Dark Escrow for each transaction
- We do not send the escrow’s payment address via email
- If the confirmation email goes to your SPAM or Junk folder it’s most likely a spoofed email
- Always confirm your transaction exists on our website, and ALL details are correct
- Contact us immediately if you have any suspicions
How It Works
- Buyer or seller start an escrow transaction
- Buyer and seller confirm their email and bitcoin addresses
- Buyer is sent a link to a secure Dark Escrow page showing the bitcoin payment address
- Buyer sends bitcoins to the escrow’s bitcoin address
- Seller sends item(s) to buyer
- Inspection period begins when buyer receives item(s)
- Bitcoins are released to seller (or a dispute is started)