[bisq-network/bisq] Add "Cash by mail" as a payment option (#1101)

[Dave Scotese]

I have a customer who uses the address of Gun Owners of America as the return address on what he sends me.  He prefers to forfeit his money rather than anyone knowing his actual address.  I am unable to send him information except through the encrypted channels he has chosen to use.  He found me because of a website, not a DEX like Bisq.  I'd prefer my reputation to be maintained in a decentralized way.  It is, to some extent, but it is "centered" on a few websites.  I have an account on keybase too (so it's one of them), and I like the network their "follow" feature creates.

Anyway, what is needed is the set of questions a Cash By Mail (CBM) advertiser needs to answer ("Is the advertiser buying or selling?", "(if selling) Where does the buyer send cash?", "(if buying) What's the max and min that you can send, or what amounts will you buy?  What shipping methods can you use?

Another issue is how disputes will be resolved.  I feel that I am prepared to help two parties resolve a dispute in  a CBM trade, but I know that a scammer can always blame the carrier and we don't yet have any standard method of handling that.

Lastly, we don't need to protect users.  We can simply point out that "No one who worked on the code or took part in the discussions has been willing to guarantee that the CBM payment option is safe.  We all expect only the most seasoned and well behaved traders (and those who trade with them) to use the method with a high degree of success.  We encourage everyone else to try it with enough to pay for any lessons you learn along the way."  I believe this flies in the face of a lot of philosophies and outlooks on life, but I think a deep and honest look at how humans learn can resolve those differences.  Let's get back to trying stuff and learning!

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