I am stating that these big companies like Local Bitcoins and Paxful are indeed large and very powerful, but they are not at a point where they cannot fail. If they were as big as what some people say in this thread, then platforms like Vertex would never get a trade, however there is growing volume and traffic on Vertex.
The P2P market is growing exponentially and if Vertex can capture just a small % of that growth then it is in for some serious volumes.
Competition is good but it needs time to be recognized. Although the site is active in service for quite a while now, it's still new to the vocabulary of others, including me so expect questions and concerns everything about the site.
There is not much discussion on their
ANN thread. They really need to work on promoting, advertising and marketing and not just by simply creating a thread by a person who directly involves in the company itself with positive feedback and review. Good reviews must come to the community so at least, maybe others will try the service as long as they see the company putting efforts in marketing.