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I am thinking building web application where buyers and sellers could meet and buy/sell items/service. (There wont be any item to sell butthey will pay for service )

But i dont know how to get commission like (http://www.freelancer.co.uk) but i am not sure about there will be bidding or not but the question is hot to get commision

Should i have my own account and get money buyer and send to seller when service is done?

Is there any detailed architecture / work flow / article etc. about this kind of process?

Does paypal or any other payment gateways support this kind of features?

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You could use Paypal's adaptive payments. It will allow you to split payments between you and the seller. https://www.x.com/community/ppx/adaptive_payments

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As far as i understand from paypal, buyer will send money to my account and whenever buyer confirms that he received item/service i will send money from my account to seller account it is what i need but some how I have to automatize this process. I have heard about Escrow service but it has 25$ service fee + 3.25% commissions, but items/services will cost 5$-25$ so it is not feasible for me, is there any other services such Escrow? – Seyn Apr 21 '11 at 20:42
What stops you from effectively being the escrow agent yourself? – Kenneth Vogt Apr 21 '11 at 21:32
Of course i can do myself but i just wanted to make sure if is there such a service already expertise and well known in this particular area and i have some concerns about reliability if i implement myself? and i really appreciate for your comments, thank you – Seyn Apr 21 '11 at 23:00

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