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How to use Coin-Trust
Step-by-step guides for every side of a deal: buyer, seller and guarantor. No jargon - with examples and hints on where it is easy to go wrong.
Pick your role
- 6 steps
Quick start
Wallet, network, first deal: everything you do once before you begin.
Read the guide - 8 steps
I am the buyer
How to deposit, check the terms, confirm receipt or open a dispute.
Read the guide - 9 steps
I am the seller
How to create an offer, deliver, and get paid without the risk of being left with nothing.
Read the guide - 9 steps
I am the guarantor
How to become a guarantor, set your rates, review a dispute and give a ruling.
Read the guide
Rules worth knowing before you start
- 1%
- platform fee on every deal - always, whatever the outcome, except for a withdrawn offer.
- 7 days
- is how long an offer waits for the other side to accept. After that it can be withdrawn with a 100% refund.
- 1–90 days
- deal duration to choose from: 1, 7, 30 or 90 days. The clock starts when the offer is accepted.
- 30 days
- is what a guarantor has to resolve a dispute. If they stay silent, the money is split 50/50 and they earn nothing.
Still have questions?
Answers to the most common ones - fees, disputes, deadlines, networks and safety - are collected in one place.
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