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