Check If An Item Is Stolen
Enter any identifier to check against 100+ databases. SafeOrStolen verifies phones, vehicles, license plates, bicycles, firearms, and serial-numbered goods including electronics, power tools, and appliances. Instant verification for buyers, sellers, and businesses - protect yourself before any secondhand transaction.
What is Any Item Verification?
Checking if an item is stolen means verifying the item hasn't been reported as lost, stolen, or fraudulently obtained. Every valuable item has a unique identifier - IMEI for phones, VIN for vehicles, serial numbers for electronics, power tools, and appliances. SafeOrStolen checks these identifiers against community theft registries, carrier and theft databases, insurance claims, and user-reported theft registries to determine if an item is safe to buy.
How It Works
Find the identifier: IMEI (*#06# on phones), VIN (dashboard/door), serial number (label/settings)
Enter any identifier into our verification tool
We automatically detect the type and search appropriate databases
Review the instant report showing stolen status and any red flags
Only buy if the report shows CLEAN status
Our universal stolen item checker works with any identifier: (1) Enter the serial number, IMEI, VIN, or license plate, (2) We automatically detect the identifier type and search the appropriate databases, (3) For phones: carrier and theft databases, activation locks, (4) For vehicles: stolen property reports from all 50 states, vehicle theft and title databases, title history, (5) For electronics: manufacturer databases, user reports, police records, (6) You receive instant results showing clean status or any red flags.
Why Check Before Buying?
Buying stolen property can result in losing your money AND facing criminal charges. You have no legal ownership of stolen goods - they can be confiscated by police at any time with zero compensation. Phones get blacklisted and become useless. Cars get impounded. Electronics get seized. Protect yourself with a verification before any secondhand purchase. SafeOrStolen offers 2 free checks, then $0.99/check or $10/month unlimited.