SafeOrStolen News & Announcements
Stay updated on the latest developments, partnerships, and innovations as we work to protect buyers and sellers from stolen goods in the $150 billion secondhand market.
Featured News
SafeOrStolen Recognized by OneValley & Entrepreneurship World Cup 2020
Honored for 'innovative solutions and approach to disruption in the SaaS/Enterprise Software space' while representing the United States at the global competition.
Read Full StoryAbout SafeOrStolen
SafeOrStolen is a technology company dedicated to protecting buyers and sellers in the secondhand market from stolen goods. Our platform provides instant verification of phones (IMEI), vehicles (VIN), and any item with a serial number against a database of 50+ million stolen items aggregated from law enforcement agencies, insurance companies, and carrier blacklists.
Founded in 2019, SafeOrStolen has grown to become a trusted verification service used by individual buyers, marketplaces, pawn shops, and insurance companies. Our mobile apps for iOS and Android feature barcode scanning for instant 3-second verification, making due diligence accessible to everyone.
Our mission is simple: ensure that no one unknowingly buys or sells stolen property. The secondhand market represents over $150 billion annually in the US alone, and an estimated 5-15% of items sold in unstructured marketplaces like Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, and OfferUp have questionable origins.
50M+ Items
Verified stolen items in our database
3 Second Checks
Instant verification with barcode scanning
All 50 States
Nationwide law enforcement data
Company Milestones
SafeOrStolen founded with mission to protect secondhand buyers and sellers
Recognized by OneValley at Entrepreneurship World Cup representing USA
Launched comprehensive IMEI verification with carrier blacklist checks
Expanded to vehicle verification with NICB and NMVTIS integration
Released mobile apps for iOS and Android with barcode scanning
Reached 50M+ verified items in database, partnered with major insurers
Launched API for marketplace integration, expanded international coverage
Full site-wide 2026 refresh, enhanced SEO, AI-powered verification upgrades
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