Safety guide
Slow down when pressure speeds up.
The marketplace helps people publish classified listings and communicate. It does not inspect vehicles, verify every claim, hold funds, arrange shipping, guarantee transactions, or resolve vehicle-purchase disputes.
Effective August 9, 2026
Inspect the vehicle and its records
See the vehicle in person and arrange an independent inspection. Compare the physical VIN with the title, inspect for damage, test its operation, and review maintenance, repair, recall and lien records. Confirm odometer status and equipment with the seller.
A marketplace verification signal describes only the specific check named. It is not an endorsement, condition report, ownership guarantee, or promise that every seller statement is accurate.
Verify the seller and title
Confirm that the seller's government identification matches the title and that the VIN matches the physical vehicle. Contact the issuing motor-vehicle agency or lienholder through independently located contact information when anything is unclear. Do not accept a photo of a title as proof that a transferable original exists.
Keep vehicle payments outside this service
Platform checkout pays only for seller advertising. Never send a vehicle deposit, purchase price, shipping payment, escrow funding, gift card, cryptocurrency, or wire transfer to this marketplace. Independently verify any payment or escrow provider and understand how funds can be recovered before paying a seller.
Recognize common pressure tactics
- A price far below comparable listings paired with urgent payment.
- A seller who refuses a live inspection or identity/title check.
- Claims that the marketplace guarantees, escrows, or ships the vehicle.
- Overpayment followed by a request to forward money to a shipper.
- Links asking you to sign in, install software, or reveal a security code.
- Pressure to leave marketplace messaging before basic questions are answered.
Report, block, and preserve evidence
Use the listing or conversation report control and block an account when contact is unsafe. Preserve transaction records and contact your bank and appropriate law-enforcement or consumer-protection agency if money or identity information may have been stolen. Read the content and enforcement policy for review and appeal details.