I unfortunately need to sell my BTC coin for USD in the next month. I am a bit scared though, as I dont exactly know the safest way to do this. Do I still want to use an escrow service? I thought I had read of a couple that didnt want to do this sort transaction, is this correct? I want to do my homework on this but I am just not sure where to look. Any help would be welcome and appreciated.
Using a reputable forum escrow is the safest way to trade here. Don't deal with someone who refuses to use escrow. It's a huge red flag.
Also beware of impersonators. Scammers are signing up with names very similar to people involved in trades and working their scams through PM's. Make sure the person you're conversing with in PM is the same person from the forum thread.