Trust & Safety

How Take It. Verification Works

Every item shown in the catalogue has passed curation, and every dollar you pay is held by a neutral third party until the item actually arrives. Here's the full flow.

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Seller Submits Item

Real photos, an honest description, and proof of authenticity (receipt/box/grading certificate) are submitted through the seller dashboard.

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Curation Team Reviews

Manually checked: whether photos match the description, authenticity indicators, and whether the price is reasonable, before it's approved to go live.

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Certificate Issued

Items that pass get a unique certificate number (format YM-2026-xxxx) whose validity you can check below.

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Escrow Protected

Once it's live in the catalogue, every transaction for it is automatically protected by our escrow system — see the flow below.

Escrow Fund Flow

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Buyer PaysFunds go into Take It.'s holding account, NOT directly to the seller
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Held in EscrowSeller gets the signal to ship, but funds stay held until the item arrives
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Item ShipsTracking number + packing photos must be uploaded by the seller as proof
Funds ReleasedAfter buyer confirmation (or 2×24 hours with no complaint)
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Who Handles Curation?

Every item is manually reviewed by Take It.'s internal curation team before it goes live in the catalogue — not a fully automated process. This team is responsible for matching the photos, description, and proof of authenticity submitted by the seller.

Note: curator profiles & photos will be added here as the team grows — transparency about who curates is part of the trust we want to build.

🔎 Check Certificate Authenticity

Have a certificate number from a listing? Check its validity here.