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Selling secondhand, with photos the buyer can check

Capture the item, the serial number and the packing with EverStamp before it goes. An independent service timestamps the file, so if the buyer says it arrived broken, you can show the state it was in when it left.

The EverStamp camera when selling a mountain bike: the bike from the side in the viewfinder, with the stamp bar in the picture
Where it goes wrong

It arrived broken, says the buyer

Your word against theirs

The marketplace asks about the condition. Two sets of phone photos, neither with a date anyone trusts.

The packing is gone

Once the parcel is opened, nobody can see how it was packed.

Buying works the same way

As a buyer, capture the parcel and the item as they arrive, before you unpack everything.

What to capture

The item, the packing, the label

The Condition at delivery template in the app has three steps: the package, the label and the handover. Capture the item itself under the package step, before and after it goes into the box.

Capture the serial number or the frame number. It ties the file to this item and no other.

Packageat least 1
  • The item from every side, switched on if it has a screen
  • The serial number
  • The item in the box, then the box taped shut
Labelat least 1
  • The shipping label, readable
Handoveroptional
  • The parcel at the drop-off point
How it goes

Shoot, close, send it on

01

Capture it before you pack

Every side, any wear, the serial number, and the item working.

02

Close the file

An independent service timestamps the series. It is then fixed that these captures of the state it left in already existed by then.

03

Share it when you need to

Send the link to the buyer or the marketplace when a question comes up, or with the tracking number straight away.

At the other end

What the buyer or the marketplace sees

They open the file in the browser, with no account and nothing to install: the item, the serial number and the packing, with the time from an independent service.

The file establishes
  • That these captures already existed in this form at the time of the timestamp
  • That they were signed with a key that Apple or Google attests was made in the secure hardware of this phone, for our app
  • That an image added, removed or changed since then, or a change in the order, shows up
It leaves to someone else
  • What happened in transit
  • Whether the item works as described
  • Who pays for any damage
The verification page in the browser: this file checks out
Questions

What people ask

Does the buyer need the app?

No. They open the file or the link in a browser. Only the person making the captures needs the app, and on Basic the first file is free.

Can I use it when I buy something?

Yes. Capture the parcel as it arrives and the item as you unpack it, in one file.

Does it work for a handover in person?

Yes. Capture the item at the handover; the file carries the time, and the place if location is on.

Is a photo with a date on it not enough?

The date on an ordinary photo comes from the phone and can be changed afterwards. Here the time that counts comes from an independent service, and the page shows the window from the time anchor to the timestamp.

Before the parcel goes

Basic has no subscription, and your first file is free, with the same seal as Plus.

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