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How Film Gear for Sale works

Every member is ID-verified, and every payment is protected — either Held Payments for everyday gear, or True Escrow through a licensed third-party service for orders $500+.

Step one, always

Verify your identity

Browsing is open to everyone, but you'll verify your identity before you can message a seller, buy, or list gear. It's what keeps scammers and stolen gear off the marketplace.

1
Upload ID
A government-issued photo ID, checked by Stripe Identity.
2
Take a selfie
A quick liveness check to confirm it's really you.
3
Instant check
Most verifications finish in about 2 minutes.
Every payment, protected

Held Payments, or True Escrow

We never send your payment straight to the other side. Depending on the order size, it's protected one of two ways.

Held PaymentsUnder $500

Your payment is held by Film Gear for Sale and released to the seller only once you confirm the gear arrived as described. Fast, built-in, no third party.

True Escrow$500+ — required

Your payment is held by an independent, licensed third-party escrow service — not by us. Required for higher-value gear, where a real escrow agent matters most.

For buyers

Buying gear

  1. 1Browse freely — no account needed to look around.
  2. 2Verify your identity once, before your first message or purchase.
  3. 3Pay at checkout — your payment is held (or escrowed, for $500+ orders), never sent straight to the seller.
  4. 4Inspect the gear on pickup, or confirm once it's delivered.
  5. 5Funds release to the seller only after you confirm — or automatically if you don't raise an issue in time.
For sellers

Selling gear

  1. 1Verify your identity and connect a payout account.
  2. 2List your gear — category-specific fields, photos, and a serial number we check against the stolen-gear registry.
  3. 3A buyer pays into Held Payments or True Escrow — you're never paid via a reversible transfer like Venmo or PayPal.
  4. 4Hand off or ship the gear.
  5. 5Get paid once the buyer confirms, or automatically after the inspection window.
Built into every listing

Trust & safety

Every buyer and seller is ID-verified
Stripe Identity checks a government ID and a selfie before anyone can message, buy, or sell.
Stolen-gear registry checks
Serial numbers are checked at listing time, before a listing can go live.
No off-platform payments
Deals stay on Film Gear for Sale, so your payment is never a reversible Venmo or PayPal transfer a buyer can claw back.
Ratings tied to real transactions
Reviews only come from completed orders — no fake reviews.
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