About Carified
One sale, three parties, every step in the open.
We built Carified because buying a used car shouldn't feel like a gamble. Our platform gives buyers the full picture and gives sellers a way to prove their car's value — before any money changes hands.
Who Does What, From Listing to Review
01List
- Seller
Builds the listing in the guided wizard. Identity check optional.
- Carified
Free listings cost nothing; Premium is a flat fee. Never a commission.
02Disclose
- Seller
Declares defects, mods and service history — or acknowledges there are none.
- Carified
Timestamps every declaration against the seller’s account.
03Research
- Buyer
Reads every disclosure and photo, no account needed. Saves cars and searches nearby.
- Carified
Shows verification status and price history, and alerts on new matches. PPSR & history report coming soon.
04Message & Offer
- Seller
Replies from the Messages inbox. Accepts, declines or counters offers.
- Buyer
Messages the seller or makes an offer without sharing a phone number or email.
- Carified
Keeps the conversation on Carified. Offers aren’t binding and expire after 48 hours.
05Inspect
- Seller
Proposes viewing times and sets the meeting spot.
- Buyer
Books a viewing and an independent pre-purchase inspection.
- Carified
Shows each viewing in the car’s local time, with a calendar invite.
06Hand Over
- Seller
Provides transfer paperwork, marks the listing sold and sends the receipt.
- Buyer
Pays directly — bank transfer is most common — and transfers registration.
- Carified
Isn’t a party to the sale. Supplies each state’s handover checklist, deadline reminders and the receipt.
07Review
- Seller
Can reply publicly to the review.
- Buyer
Confirms the purchase, says if the car was as described and reviews the seller.
- Carified
Shows the review on the seller’s profile and adds the car to the buyer’s Garage.
Why This Exists
Carified was built with trustworthiness in mind, from a terrible car purchase that the CEO made. They bought a 1994 Nissan Skyline GT-R interstate — a pre-inspection and PPSR was complete, everything came back clean, so the purchase went ahead. When the car arrived, it had rust, mismatched panel gaps, and evidence of a previous front-end accident that had never been disclosed - despite asking. The pre-inspection missed it and the seller knew.
This type of experience isn’t unusual, it's quite common. Private car sales in Australia come with few disclosure requirements — a private seller can say as little or as much as they choose. Buyers are left to do their own due diligence against a seller with every incentive to stay quiet. We built Carified to change that dynamic.
The platform can’t stop a seller who is determined to lie. What it does is make lying harder to do anonymously and easier to prove after the fact. Sellers can choose to verify their identity and get a badge for it. Every defect, modification, and service history section requires either a declaration or a formal acknowledgement that there’s nothing to declare. All of it is timestamped and stored against the seller’s account.
Honest sellers have nothing to fear from that. Dishonest ones have a lot more to answer for.
Trent Sandford
Co-Founder & CEO
Minor car enthusiast. Trying to make the car market a more trustworthy place.
Hudson Vivian
Co-Founder & CRO
I value building a platform that truly puts the buyers and sellers first. Ensuring a transparent from start to finish.
What That Means in Practice
Optional Identity Check
Sellers can choose to verify their identity. Those whose ID we’ve reviewed get a badge, so you can see which sellers have, alongside their timestamped declarations.
Disclosure Built In
Defect, modification, and service history disclosure is built into the listing wizard — sellers must either declare or formally acknowledge each category.
History Check on Premium (Coming Soon)
We’re working on an automatic car history check for Premium and Dealer listings. It isn’t available yet, so no listing has been checked.
No Commission
Free listings cost nothing, and Premium is a flat fee charged at publish. No percentage commissions, no surprises.
No Buyer Fees
Buyers pay the listed price and nothing more.
Research Without an Account
Price, VIN, photos, and all disclosed information are fully public — no account required to do your research.
Private Messaging
Message sellers directly through the platform once you’re signed in — no need to share your phone number or email to get in touch.