Identity
Who is making the offer?
- ✓ Legal or business name
- ✓ Payment recipient
- ✓ Consistent location and history
THE EVIDENCE CHAINNo single badge
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proves trust.
We evaluate transaction risk as five connected layers. A strong layer does not erase a contradiction in another.
Animal
Does the seller have this animal now?
- ✓ Fresh live evidence
- ✓ Distinguishing features
- ✓ Environment and current access
Records
Do the documents connect?
- ✓ Microchip match
- ✓ Date sequence
- ✓ Identifiable issuer
Transaction
Are the terms clear before payment?
- ✓ Price and deposit
- ✓ Cancellation scenario
- ✓ Traceable payment
Handover
Who is responsible at every stage?
- ✓ Named handlers
- ✓ Document checkpoint
- ✓ Welfare and delay plan
DECISION RULE
A mismatch is a pause point—not a problem to explain away.
Resolve the source of the contradiction, obtain corrected evidence from the appropriate issuer, and only then continue to payment or handover.
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