Before a secondhand deal (Depop, Vinted, Carousell…), check the listing and seller. You can also test whether listing photos are AI-made or stolen.
Before a secondhand deal (Depop, Vinted, Carousell…), check the listing and seller. You can also test whether listing photos are AI-made or stolen. Free with no sign-up, and the analysis runs inside your browser — files never leave your device. On our public gate (30 real + 52 AI images) it measured 96.3% at original quality and 91.5% on recompressed copies, with zero real photos confidently mislabelled as AI. Treat it as an indicator, not proof: the newest commercial generators evade every detector.
Secondhand-deal scams are decided by the payment path, not the item. Inside platform-protected payment you are mostly safe; the moment you leave it, you are not. You can also test whether listing photos are AI-generated or stolen.
A scam listing has no item, so its photos come from somewhere else — store product shots, other listings, or increasingly AI generation. Ask the seller for a photo with a note showing today's date. With a real item that is a ten-second favor; without one, they dodge. Run received photos through the home checker for AI signals and reverse image search for theft.
A price clearly below market usually means stolen goods, defects or a scam. The more elaborate the story about why it is cheap, the more careful you should be — stories cannot be verified, but the payment path can.
Losing the full price to save a small fee is the basic shape of the scam. Treat the fee as insurance. A genuine seller has no reason to refuse protected payment.
Good for checking the item, but large cash deals carry their own risk. Meet in daylight at a public spot, and test high-value electronics on the spot before paying.