# Gavin Andresen
# 2011-02-26 22:34:26
# https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3903.msg55718#msg55718

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Great suggestion, I will modify the code to refund the escrow fee (if any) and donate the rest. @p{par}


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I have some preliminary plans for mediated escrows that will require all three parties to have ClearCoin accounts.  I'm still thinking about how to make it as simple to use as possible. @p{par}


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Great idea, I'll put it on the "nice to have" list. @p{par}


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Easy to do.  How critical is time?  Plus or minus 1 hour would be easy (there's a 'cron job' that runs once per hour to process refunds), but I don't want to make the Create an Escrow page more complicated than it really needs to be. @p{par}


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I'll probably target transactions under $50 remaining free, and I'm thinking of capping fees at $4... but it is likely I'll experiment with different pricing models as I fill out features.  Paying mediators (before and/or when mediation is required) adds lots more wrinkles... @p{brk}

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Nope.  Maybe I'll franchise later if Bitcoin and ClearCoin really take off. @p{brk}

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No@p{--} what authentication method would you like to see?  I don't like the idea of supporting arbitrary OpenID authentication, because it is so easy to create throwaway OpenID identities (creating throwaway Google identities is at least a LITTLE bit harder...). @p{brk}