Agree with you, but please consider our situation. We could purchase an old account and start as reputable and aged user. Would that be any better? Many people on this forum are interested to sell their accounts, but we are not interested. Also, I am pretty sure there are many people who would insist on escrow even if we were active here for years.
No, not really. Even with old/reputable users, transactions would still often involve a third party escrow if the amount was high enough for either party. But not only that, the service/product you're selling is also somewhat risky from a buyer's perspective which is why most people here are demanding you accept escrow.