I did read all of the stickies presented, but those seem to work better if you have a decent reputation here. What if a borrower is new, like myself, and they know about bitcoins e, but don't have the reputation everyone else has?
I know I found out about BTC when I was in desperate need of money. My friend in AUS had me set up a CoinBase account and he sent me coins, which I deposited into my bank account. In the event of a financial emergency, people who don't normal deal with BTC find them and try it out, but they find it difficult to get loans even then.
Under what circumstances would a lender (you) give an new user the benefit of the doubt and help out someone? How can you tell if it's a genuine emergency or a scammer doing what they do best? How would you handle a situation like this and what would make you feel more comfortable with lending to that person?
I don't need a loan, this is just a question. I don't dabble on BTCTalk, too much because of security issue... or at all, but idk.. I might start getting into it and handing out some loans. I'm just not an experienced lender, so I'd like to know how some of the best decisions are made in situations like this (mainly because I can relate to, seriously, needing money very quickly).
If you ask for a loan without collateral, you get negative trust. It's not exactly because you're new and ignorant of the rules; it's because it's too easy to create a throw away account, ask for a loan and scam, then rinse and repeat.
Here is a good thread - read the first two posts.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=577765.0(If you need money quickly - turn to family and friends, not an anonymous forum dedicated to an irreversible currency)