Test modeListings, deal rooms, terms and feedback are real and recorded. Escrow is not: funding, release and refunds are written down but no money moves, and fees land in the treasury ledger as notional lines.
Why verify
Verification is an ID check run by a third-party provider. We never see or store the documents — we store the outcome. It unlocks the categories where money and fraud concentrate.
Required for
Businesses & sites
Any listing in Businesses & sites, and any deal above $10,000 in any category.
What buyers see
A hex badge next to your name
Verified seller, with the date it was checked. Nothing about your documents or your legal name unless you choose to show it.
What it isn’t
Not an endorsement
Verification says you are a real, identifiable person. It says nothing about the quality of your work — that’s what φ and feedback are for.
While testing
Staff set it by hand
The ID provider isn’t connected yet. On phidao.com, staff mark testers verified by hand so the gated categories can be tried.