Timed and hashed when it lands — not burned into the picture. Swap the file and the seal stops matching.
It’s evidence of condition. Calling it authentication would be a lie, and the first fake that gets through would cost more than it earned.
Settles
Doesn’t settle
For these a human still has to look. High-risk categories route to a reviewer instead of us pretending the camera solved it.
How a dispute goes · a worked example, not a real case
Say a claim lands
“Arrived with a scuff on the left toe box” — a buyer, about an item like this one.
The record
Each sealed angle carries its time and a hash of its bytes, so a case can tell it has not been swapped.
What happens
Both sides get the same file and 24 hours to settle it between them before a moderator can open it.
Record is required
No record, no shipping label. The order sits blocked until every angle is in and sealed.