Trust & safety

Is it safe to buy second-hand goods at an online auction?

It's as safe as the platform's rules make it. Hunters is built so that honesty is enforced by the mechanics, not the honour system: every listing carries a mandatory condition report that acts as the contract, you inspect before money changes hands on cash sales, seller track records are public (sales, reviews, medals, no-shows counted), items can carry a registry record of their ownership history, and sellers physically cannot pull an auction out from under you in its final 24 hours.

The condition report is the contract

Sellers must describe faults up front — it's a required field, not a nicety. If the item doesn't match the report at inspection, don't complete the handover: deposits come back and escrow disputes are decided against the report. Sellers who describe flaws honestly are protected by the same rule.

Track records you can read

A profile shows completed sales and purchases, star ratings with written reviews, Hunt Points earned only from completed deals, and gold/silver/bronze finishing medals — where gold only counts if the sale actually completed. The Trusted Hunter badge can't be bought: 5+ completed deals, 4.5+ stars, no open disputes, no missed pickups.

Provenance that travels

Items sold here can carry a registry record — photos, condition reports and ownership transfers that move with the item from seller to buyer, powered by GAD Systems technology. A second-hand item with a paper trail is a different purchase from one without.

Privacy without losing locality

Sellers and buyers can show just their general area — “Penrith area” rather than an exact suburb — while distance search keeps working. Committed parties to a completed sale still exchange real pickup details.