I have already mentioned newbies to read the sticky before dealing. I don't want my thread going off-topic. Also, you mentioned escrow and it is of no use for Paypal which you also know it. So why the wrong info?
I actually never used Paypal bcoz of its risks. So my knowledge maybe somewhat low in this regard. I even know that an escrow can't protect once the trade is completed, it can be reversed afterward.I'm not sure 100% but I read somewhere in the past that friends & family payment is safe but I don't know if it can be reversed afterward.
Nowadays I'm a little bit upset about the scams which are happening in this forum and I'm trying to encourage everyone to use escrow service, not only newbies, also the seniors. There is a thread in meta which is discussing about this.
I know I broke your local rule which I shouldn't have done and I'm sorry about it. My post was never meant to trash your thread with off-topic or to spam, it was purely to encourage escrow service. If you want I can delete my previous post, just let me know.
Be safe!