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Alright, I was actually able to catch John in the #bitcoin webchat, after several bouts of entering/leaving. I have not actually dealt with him before so I assume my PM wasn't high on his priorities. Anyway he sent me this on the chat:
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The escrow address for “mahav” (the seller) and “biggie” (the buyer) transaction would be:
(200 LTC in escrow, awaiting BTC deposit from “biggie”)
LW2j3C3rksN2KHvjcNzfyLUwFJw2nXy2sw - Litecoin
1LfejDBJ3UbFw7BVLGTzdTeR1bvqdHpuvh – Bitcoin
Please state and agree to the conditions (It is 6.17 BTC for 200 LTC.) beforehand.
If possible, GPG sign your agreement to prevent any discrepancies later on. GPG signing is not a requirement, and any verbal exchange in the form of private messages or posts on bitcointalk.org, or email is effective as a ‘statement of condition’.
The fine print:
This Contract is solely generated for the purpose of facilitating the transaction between the seller and the buyer, which refers to the pseudonyms used on bitcointalk.org.
The escrow holder, John, assumes and gives no liability or guarantees on the satisfaction of all parties involved, although he agrees to mediate and facilitate the deal to the fullest extent he is capable of. On the event that any problems arises, he will release the escrow to whichever party that presents him with the most convincing proof and/or after an open discussion with others or theymos.
The verbal acceptance by both parties (or the failure to reject) and the sending of coins to the escrow address above constitutes the acceptance of the terms and conditions stated, and the activation of this Contract.
Please understand that I am assuming the risk of holding the escrowed Coins, and I am using my own time to facilitate this transaction.
If possible, please tip me at 1NB1KFnFqnP3WSDZQrWV3pfmph5fWRyadz. BTC -
Thank you.
John (the escrow holder)
22 June 2013
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John K.
Let me know if this agreement sounds good and then I believe I'll have to send the 200 LTC to John's address. Not doing anything yet until you reply though!