Protected private-party sales
Buy or sell physical items with confidence.
A safer way to close a private sale — from used gear to vehicles — without wiring a stranger or hoping a check clears.
Free to start. 1.99% only when the deal completes.
Why buyers and sellers stall
Real posts from people buying and selling in person — not testimonials we wrote.
“I would always be afraid of laying down cash money prior to delivery. I just wouldnt do it and if the seller wouldnt risk a delivery fee with you paying cash on delivery, then why should he expect you to pay cash up front and wait on delivery.”
“sight un-seen is a very scary venture”
“Got screwed years ago for 18k. Cashiers check can be stopped for $25.”
“The final nail in the scammer coffin was when they asked for cash or a bank transfer to them before pickup and would not accept cash at the pickup site.”
What you actually get
Not another payment app — a way to close a private sale without someone getting burned.
Get the item before your money is gone.
Inspect in person, approve when it matches, or walk away with a full refund.
Get paid before you hand it over.
See real funds in the deal before you release keys, title, or the item itself.
Walk away and owe nothing.
If the deal doesn’t happen, we take $0. Full refund to the buyer.
How it works
Three steps from “maybe” to done.
- 1
Agree on price
Set the amount and item. Share a link — takes about a minute.
- 2
Buyer pays
Seller sees the money is real. Buyer keeps control until they approve.
- 3
Hand off & close
Meet up or arrange delivery. Seller gets paid the moment the buyer is satisfied.
Why not just wire it and hope?
Every other way to pay a stranger costs you something — the money, the machine, or both.
Closing the deal
- Wire / check
- Someone wires or hands over cash before the other trusts them
- Zelle / Venmo
- Daily caps and no purchase protection — fine for $200, not for $12k
- EscrowHaven
- Buyer pays; seller sees it’s real before handing over the item
If the deal falls through
- Wire / check
- Often gone — banks rarely recover wires to strangers
- Zelle / Venmo
- Sent is sent; “goods and services” disputes usually fail
- EscrowHaven
- $0 to us — full refund to the buyer
What you pay when it works
- Wire / check
- $15–50 in bank fees, plus all the risk
- Zelle / Venmo
- $0 to send — until it isn’t
- EscrowHaven
- 1.99% only when you approve and the deal completes
After the sale closes
- Wire / check
- Hope they don’t stop payment or dispute
- Zelle / Venmo
- Disputes and reversals still possible
- EscrowHaven
- Seller keeps it — no chargebacks
How do I know you're not the scam?
Fair question. Here's what you can do before a dollar moves.
Start the deal yourself
Type our URL. Don't click a payment link a stranger emailed you. If they insist on their own “escrow” site, walk away.
You approve every release
Payment only moves when you're satisfied with the item. Sellers get paid when you say yes — not before.
$0 if the deal doesn't happen
No setup fees. No monthly cost. 1.99% only when the sale completes — and nothing if you walk away. A full refund never pays our fee.
On a $12,000 sale that closes, the fee is $238.80 — only then.
- Inspect before your money is gone
- Seller sees real funds before handoff
- $0 if the deal falls through
- No chargebacks after release
Close the deal without getting burned.
Start in under two minutes. Buyers inspect first. Sellers get paid when the buyer approves.