Skrill is not an escrow provider.
I can sell you BTC if you can send me funds in GBP to UK Bank Account.
You can use TransferWise for sending money from US to UK.
T & C from skrill's website :
13.1. Payments through us may be made subject to our Escrow service. This allows you to make a payment to a recipient conditional on your approval of the transaction at a later time.
13.2. Additional terms and conditions apply to the use of the Escrow service. More details on the Escrow service are available on the website. If you opt for a payment through the Escrow service, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions which apply to the Escrow Service in addition to these Terms of Use.
13.3. Our Escrow service is not provided as part of the Skrill iT money transfer service where the recipient does not have a Skrill Account and therefore sections 13.1 and 13.2 shall not apply to that money transfer service.
That's what got me thinking. I sent their support email to get some answers.
I guess I could do transferwise, but I think +8% is too expensive. I would give this more thought, if we could do it 1:1. Since I will be taking the risk aswell.
Say 4000 AUD for 1.2BTC. SKRILL has some kind of instant payment with 1% fee through commonwealth Bank of Australia.