The article explains their commission system in depth. You basically go to an artists commission page and once the scope of work is settled the money goes into their reserves until either the artist is paid or the commissioner is refunded.
Since Varka has a lot of other skin in the furry game with several businesses and sites tied to the fandom (Bad Dragon, e621, etc), I don't think it'd be in his best interest to take the money and run. I don't know if he sees it as an 'escrow service' and hasn't used such phrasing himself. He might call it more 'payment processing'. I'm not a lawyer either, so I have no idea which it would turn out to be seen as if it was tested in courts.
https://www.flayrah.com/6899/furry-networks-commission-system-bringing-dealers-d...
The article explains their commission system in depth. You basically go to an artists commission page and once the scope of work is settled the money goes into their reserves until either the artist is paid or the commissioner is refunded.
Since Varka has a lot of other skin in the furry game with several businesses and sites tied to the fandom (Bad Dragon, e621, etc), I don't think it'd be in his best interest to take the money and run. I don't know if he sees it as an 'escrow service' and hasn't used such phrasing himself. He might call it more 'payment processing'. I'm not a lawyer either, so I have no idea which it would turn out to be seen as if it was tested in courts.