SafeOrStolen - Check If Secondhand Items Are Safe Or Stolen
The trusted verification service for buyers, sellers, and businesses worldwide. The ONLY stolen item checker with a mobile app.
Why Verify Before You Buy?
Every year, millions of stolen items are sold on Facebook Marketplace, eBay, Craigslist, and OfferUp. Buying stolen property—even unknowingly—can result in losing both the item and your money when police recover it. Worse, you could face legal consequences.
SafeOrStolen protects you by instantly checking IMEI numbers (phones), VIN numbers (vehicles), and serial numbers (electronics, bikes, tools) against over 100 global databases including police records, NICB, insurance claims, and stolen property registries.
What Can You Verify?
- Phones & Tablets - Check IMEI for blacklist, activation lock, carrier status
- Cars & Vehicles - VIN lookup for theft, salvage, odometer fraud
- Bikes & Bicycles - Serial number verification against bike registries
- Laptops & Computers - Serial checks for stolen electronics
- Power Tools - Verify DeWalt, Milwaukee, Makita tools
- Cameras & Electronics - Check valuable equipment
- Jewelry & Watches - Luxury item verification
- Firearms - ATF database checks
How It Works
- Find the identifier - Locate the IMEI, VIN, or serial number on the item
- Enter or scan - Use our website or mobile app with camera scanning
- Get instant results - We check 100+ databases in 3 seconds
- Buy with confidence - Know the item is safe before paying
Who Uses SafeOrStolen?
- Buyers - Protect yourself from scams on Facebook Marketplace, eBay, Craigslist
- Sellers - Prove your items are legitimate to close sales faster
- Pawn Shops - Compliance with state regulations requiring stolen goods checks
- Resale Businesses - Verify inventory before purchasing for resale
- Car Dealerships - VIN checks on trade-ins and inventory
- Electronics Resellers - IMEI verification for phone and tablet inventory
Why SafeOrStolen?
- ✓ The ONLY mobile app - No competitor offers a mobile app
- ✓ 100+ database sources - More comprehensive than alternatives
- ✓ 3-second results - Instant verification while shopping
- ✓ Free to start - 2 free searches, no credit card required
- ✓ All item types - Phones, cars, bikes, laptops, tools, and more
- ✓ Camera scanning - Scan barcodes and serial numbers
Compare to Competitors
SafeOrStolen offers more comprehensive coverage than CheckMEND, IMEI.info, Carfax, Swappa, and NICB VINCheck:
- vs CheckMEND - We cover all item types, not just phones
- vs IMEI.info - We check actual stolen databases, not just specifications
- vs Carfax - We verify stolen status, not just accident history
- vs Swappa - We're a dedicated verification service, not a marketplace
- vs NICB - We cover all items, not just vehicles