> I wonder if scamming is actually a symptom of a successful marketplace. For new marketplaces the risk and reward are pretty low. For mature marketplaces the

> I wonder if scamming is actually a symptom of a successful marketplace. For new marketplaces the risk and reward are pretty low. For mature marketplaces the reward is much higher and the risks probably vary based on your home country. The ideal for a scammer is probably a site with good enough security to remove most scammers but not good enough to remove you.