Reputations/Credentials

[tim werner]

>Date: Mon, 5 Sep 1994 12:56:53 -0800
>From: cwalton at earthlink.net (Conrad Walton)
>
>Give me a better model to illustrate what you think would be better or
>worse. Drug dealers only need cash and a gun to make transactions while
>they keep totally anonymous.

I used to carry a Swiss Army knife, myself (because of the corkscrew), and
a lot of the transactions were based on credit.  Reputation was very
important, whether dealing in cash or not, and I never dealt with anyone
I didn't know and trust.

tw