RECORDIO LIVE VERIFICATION
A fresh recording before payment.
Fraudulent listings are a reality on online marketplaces. Stolen photos, copied descriptions and items the seller does not actually have are among the simplest ways to deceive a buyer. We created Live Verification specifically to reduce this type of fraud.
A buyer-first process tied to one specific Recordio deal.
For that specific deal, you request Live Verification.
They open the camera in Recordio and begin recording the offered item.
The seller receives new instructions they did not know in advance and responds to them during recording.
The recording is completed and linked to the specific verification and deal.
Before payment, you can assess it and decide whether to continue with the deal.
A photo may be old, copied or belong to someone else. Even a pre-recorded video does not by itself show that the seller has the offered item available now.
Live Verification works differently. Recordio reveals new instructions during recording. The seller must respond to them with the offered gear in view, so the recording is created for that specific verification.
A photo can be copied. Preparing answers in advance for instructions that have not yet been revealed is considerably harder.
These are illustrative examples, not a guaranteed list of instructions.
Headstock, neck, frets, bridge, back, visible wear and a serial marking where relevant.
Keyboard, control panel, display, physical controls, rear connectors and visually observable responses.
Model, panel, connectors, controls, footswitches, display or LEDs.
REC / UNDER THE HOOD
Live Verification is not simply a video attached to a listing. It is a process designed to make old or unrelated recordings harder to use.
A buyer sending money for valuable gear to another city or country may understandably have concerns. Live Verification lets the seller present the specific item in a new recording made directly in Recordio, giving the buyer more information than an anonymous listing with only a few photos.
A safety feature that creates a new camera recording of an item while the seller follows instructions revealed during recording.
A photo may be old or copied from someone else's listing.
The standard process records with the camera inside Recordio and does not accept a prepared video file.
Recordio. Because sometimes you need to record more than music.
Record it. Verify it. Recordio.
Overall physical condition, front panel, connectors, controls and visible signs of use.
Live Verification records video without sound. It does not let a buyer assess tone or audio quality.
The standard process opens the device camera in Recordio instead of accepting a prepared video file from the gallery.
Recordio prepares a new instruction sequence when the seller starts another attempt.
The server checks the timeline, step links, integrity data and media structure.
An authorised buyer watches directly in Recordio without direct access to the underlying storage.
Technical checks help verify the recording process and the continuity of the recording. On their own, however, they do not guarantee the authenticity of the item or its subsequent delivery.
Recordio does, not the buyer.
No. It is not authentication of a brand or model.
No. It only helps assess what the recording visibly captures.
No. Current Live Verification records video only, without audio.
No.
It is not public. The actual buyer in the relevant Recordio transaction may receive controlled playback, and authorised Recordio staff may access it when needed for review, safety or legal obligations.
An unfinished attempt can expire. Depending on its state, the seller may be able to start again; expiry is not the same as an explicit refusal.
No. Live Verification applies only where the relevant verification has actually been requested and completed.
