When you’re paying someone you’ve never met, the risky moment is the payment itself. Here’s how a protected deal removes that risk — for both sides.
You’re buying something from someone online you’ve never met. Pay first and you might never get the item. Ship first and they might never pay. That’s the risk every private-party sale runs into.
A protected deal fixes that. The buyer inspects before paying out. The seller sees real money before handing over the item. You approve release only when you’re satisfied.
If the deal doesn’t happen, you get everything back — we’re paid nothing.
Send money straight to a stranger
Hope they deliver as promised
Little recourse if they don’t
Risk of reversals for sellers
Your money stays protected until you approve
Seller delivers knowing the money is real
You release only after you’re satisfied
No surprise reversals once released
Four steps from agreement to payment
Set the amount and what’s being bought. You get a safe payment link to share with the other side.
You and the seller confirm the terms of the deal before any money moves.
You pay in by card, bank, or Apple/Google Pay. The money is constrained by the deal contract — real, but out of the seller’s reach until you approve.
Once you’ve received what you paid for, you approve — and the seller gets paid.
When you fund a deal, your payment stays locked until you approve release. The seller can see it's real — but they can't touch it until you're satisfied.
Inspect before you pay — You decide when payment releases
Seller sees real money — They ship knowing the funds are there
$0 if the deal fails — Full refund — we're paid nothing
No chargebacks after approval — Seller keeps it once you sign off
Your money, locked and visible
Real and waiting for the seller — but it only moves when you approve.
Most deals end with a simple approval. For the rest, there are fair ways forward.
Everything went well? You approve, and the seller is paid in full.
Most common outcome
Partial delivery? Either side can propose a split; the other accepts or counters.
Flexible middle ground
Deal can’t go ahead? The money returns to you in full.
Clean cancellation
When the two sides can’t settle it themselves, the deal can go to an independent dispute review that decides the outcome based on the evidence — and the result is carried out automatically. EscrowHaven doesn’t make that decision and never controls the money.
Pay without the risk of losing your money
The seller is motivated to deliver as promised
You decide when the payment is released
Fair options if something goes wrong
The buyer’s money is locked and real before you deliver
No surprise reversals once the payment is released
Paid the moment the buyer approves
Offering it signals you’re legit
Start a protected deal in minutes. 1.99% flat, charged only when the deal completes — nothing if it’s refunded.