The money is held, not forwarded
From the second an order is placed, the amount sits in an escrow hold. A seller can see it is funded but cannot withdraw it.
How it works
How buying and selling on Escrowden works
Escrowden sits between the two sides of an Old School RuneScape trade. The buyer's money goes into escrow before the seller delivers, and comes back out only when the buyer says the delivery arrived. Here is the whole flow, from both sides.
For buyers
Buying, step by step
Four steps, and you control the only one that moves money to the seller.
- 1
Create an account
Sign up with an email or a social login. You can browse every listing without an account, but you need one to order.
- 2
Fund your wallet
Deposit on the Wallet page. Your balance is what funds escrow holds — it is never sent directly to a seller.
- 3
Place an order
Order against a listing and the amount moves out of your balance into a hold tied to that order.
- 4
Confirm delivery
Arrange the handover in the order chat, check what arrived, then confirm to release the payout.
Confirm last, not first
Confirming delivery is irreversible — it releases the payout and closes the order. Only confirm once the gold, item, account or service is actually in your hands. If something is wrong, open a dispute instead; you cannot un-confirm afterwards.
For sellers
Selling, step by step
Verification first, then you can list in any of the four categories.
- 1
Verify your identity
Every seller submits a government document and a selfie holding it, and must be 18 or over. You cannot list or quote until a reviewer approves it.
- 2
Create listings
Set a price, stock and description. Service listings also carry a type, a delivery window and buyer requirements.
- 3
Deliver the order
Funded orders appear in your queue. You can see the money is already held before you deliver anything.
- 4
Get paid
The buyer confirms and the payout lands in your wallet balance, less the 5% platform commission — which your first three sales skip entirely.
What seller verification checks
Verification ties a real, documented person to the marketplace profile. It means a buyer is dealing with someone who has something to lose, rather than a throwaway account. Verified sellers carry a badge on every listing they publish.
- A government document and a selfie holding it, checked by a person.
- Your legal name, date of birth and issuing country — you must be 18.
- A count of completed sales on every listing — or “new seller” until there is one. Never a score nobody earned.
- A public seller name that buyers see on each order.
Protections
What Escrowden does on every order
These apply to all four categories, whether the order is 10M GP or a raid carry.
Every order has its own chat
Worlds, meeting points, timings and promises stay attached to the order they belong to, so there is a record of what was agreed.
Disputes stop the payout
Open a dispute before confirming and the order is flagged for review, with the money still held until it is resolved.
Everything is on the ledger
Deposits, holds, releases and payouts are all recorded against your wallet, so both sides can reconcile any order.
Where the money actually sits
- In your balance. Deposited funds sit in your wallet, spendable on any listing.
- In a hold. Ordering moves the amount out of your spendable balance into a hold attached to that order. It is out of your reach and out of the seller’s.
- Released. You confirm, and the amount moves to the seller’s balance less the 5% commission — none at all on a seller’s first three sales. Both sides see the entry on their ledger.
- Frozen. If you dispute before confirming, the hold stays put and the order is flagged for review instead of releasing.
Ready to try it?
Browse what sellers currently have listed, or get verified and put up your first listing. Both are free.