Buyer's protection is naturally at odds with seller's protection, as well. I got burned by PayPal and a disgruntled client once. I did work, then it wasn't to their liking, and paypal gave them my money "back".
WoT reputation? Add people you trust to a recommendation list, and run some sort of WoT-like calculation, plus uncensorable Nostr reviews with truly verifiable customers.
You could tie ratings and reviews to a receipt. Maybe specify a separate portion of the invoice and receipt that is signed apart from the price or other sensitive data, so either party could "prove purchase" along with the review.
This doesn't stop them from creating false reviews if they are in cahoots with the "buyer" but those wouldn't show up in your web of trust.
Right, and this is why it ought to include Web-of-Trust atop verifying by receipt. Amazon reviews are fake all the time—16k five-star reviews for bed sheets or plain salt and pepper shakers should be a red flag—so this would be a genuine improvement!
A friend of a friend saying it's good is worth 1000 anon reviews, and we are right to think so.
