We have two different types of trades on AgoraDesk, local trades and online trades. Online trades occur online entirely through our trading platform without you ever meeting your trading partner. Arbitration bond protection is automatically enabled and funded for Online trades, meaning that as a buyer you’re automatically protected by our arbitration bond protection system. Most of trades on AgoraDesk are online trades. Local trades are meant to be carried out face-to-face, and arbitration bond protection is not automatically enabled. Because of this it is not safe to pay the seller using an online payment method in a local trade. Online payment methods are, for example, bank transfers; PayPal; Gift card codes etc.