VerifiedMarket is the trust layer any listing flow can adopt. Every seller carries a hash-anchored TrustTag, every order joins a strict FIFO queue, every price freezes for 48 hours, and every dollar moves through a balanced double-entry escrow ledger. The math is the product — inspect it.
| dr ESCROW-1022 | $89.00 | |
| cr SELLER-7 | $87.22 | |
| cr PLATFORM | $1.78 | |
| memo: release · fee 2% |
Four failure modes repeat in every consumer marketplace. Star ratings fix none of them. Book the trade the way it actually happens — trust goes out, proof comes back:
Each mechanism posts one credit — verifiable arithmetic, no belief required. Hover or focus a cell to expand its exhibit.
Identity evidence anchors up to 40 points, completed escrows up to 50, each dispute costs 15. Tiers at 40 / 60 / 80. Deterministic — the tag can't be talked up.
Strict FIFO per listing. Positions never reused, even after a refund. Overselling rejected at entry with a 409.
Price frozen at order time for 48 hours. Settlement always honors the locked price; repricing deviation is recorded on the order in cents.
Every movement is a balanced double-entry pair — checkable to the cent on every order: funding, release with the 2% fee, or full refund.
Order #1022 on listing "Hand-woven cashmere scarf" — the same four steps every trade takes, each leaving a ledger trace.
Trust hardware earns its keep on the bad day. Two exits, both at the locked price, both with a case file.
Repaid at the locked price, not the repriced one. The queue position that freed up stays retired — position numbers are never reused.
A dispute freezes escrow, opens a platform case with the order's ledger attached, and docks the seller 15 points automatically. FCBA §611-grade documentation is the default, not a support-tier perk.
TrustTags are free for buyers and sellers. Escrow costs 2% on release — only when money actually moves.
No charge until a QPay contract is signed — checkout runs in sample mode with consent logged and last4-only card data.
Deterministically. Each hash-anchored identity evidence is worth up to 10 points (capped at 40), each completed escrow 10 points (capped at 50), and each dispute docks 15. Tiers: 40+ basic, 60+ verified, 80+ gold. No manual overrides, no paid boosts.
They can try — your RateLock wins. The price is frozen for 48 hours from the moment you order, settlement always honors the locked price, and the deviation from the current list price is recorded on the ledger in cents.
Positions are assigned sequentially per listing in strict FIFO order and never reused — if an order ahead of you is refunded, its number stays retired. Overselling is rejected at entry, so a position you hold is stock that exists.
The escrow state freezes as disputed, a platform case opens with your narrative and the order's ledger attached, and the seller's score drops 15 points. The order cannot be released while the case is open.
No. It is a trust and escrow ledger layer. Payments settle through the QPay gateway in sample mode until the operating contract is signed; card data is last4-only and consent is logged at checkout.
Get a TrustTag. Join the queue. Lock the price. Escrow the money.