I agree a negative review isn't going to rectify the situation.

With larger purchases like a 100 SBD product, the reputation of the seller needs to be taken into consideration more heavily.

For example, I wouldn't recommend sending 100 SBD to a brand new account with no ties to the community, but I would trust a witness isn't going to keep the 100 SBD and not send the product.

In addition to the seller's reputation (not just their score), I'd emphasize finding positive reviews before purchase.

Thank you for asking, I totally understand your concern. Realistically, TheShop is going to have to start with small purchases for individual sellers to build their credibility before anyone would be willing to send larger amounts.

With this initial prototype, it's buyer beware until we launch phase 2 where there's a whitelist, blacklist, and replace open access key with membership only. We will need time to collect more data before this happens though.

Hope this addresses your concern, or if you have any other thoughts, I'd love to hear so I can come up with a solution!

- Hive account@robchen