Iron Broker

Seller photo guide

# Iron Broker — Seller Photo Guide

We sell used machines, and used machines are rough. That's fine — but we
verify everything before a listing goes live, because buyers pay more when
they trust what they're looking at. Follow this guide and your machine lists
faster.

## The photo set (minimum 8)

Take these in daylight. Wipe the lens. If a shot is blurry, retake it —
a blurry serial plate is a rejected submission.

**1–4. Walkaround — front, rear, left side, right side.**
Full views, the whole machine in frame. Stand back far enough to see all of
it. These four prove it's one machine, not four different ones.

**5. Serial plate — close-up.**
Fill the frame with the plate. Every character must be readable. If it's
dirty, wipe it first. The serial you type on the form must match this photo
exactly.

**6. Hours meter — close-up.**
Meter reading clearly visible. If the meter was ever replaced, say so in
your disclosure — a replaced meter with honest history beats a suspicious one.

**7. Problem areas — as many as it takes.**
Every flaw you listed in "what's wrong with it": leaks, cracks, worn tires,
dents, rust-through, patched welds, the weepy seal. Close enough to actually
see the problem. No hiding — undisclosed damage found later kills the deal
and your listing. Minimum one photo here; take ten if there are ten problems.

**8. Dated note — proof it's yours.**
Handwritten note with **today's date** sitting on or next to the machine,
machine visible in the same shot. (Example: "Oct 2026 — still mine.")

## "What's wrong with it?"

Required, in your own words. Leaks, noises, things that don't work, parts
that were replaced, quirks only you know. "Nothing" is fine if it's true.
Buyers trust a seller who lists the flaws — and a clean disclosure is what
lets us price it right.

## Does it run? And the expensive parts

Tell us straight: does it start and operate? Then report the condition of
the high-value components — **engine, hydraulics, transmission**, and any
**implements or attachments** included. Good, bad, or unknown; "unknown" is
an honest answer.

Why we ask: on a rough or dead machine, the motor or attachments are often
worth more than the whole machine. If that's the case we'll tell you — and
we may recommend parting it out instead of selling whole. Either way you get
the better number, not the convenient one.

## What happens next

1. You submit the form — your email app opens, you attach the photos, send.
2. We verify every photo within a day (serial, hours, date, damage vs. your
   disclosure).
3. If anything's missing or unreadable, we ask for a retake — not a rejection.
4. Once verified, your listing goes live for 30 days. Inquiries come to us;
   you don't talk to tire-kickers.
5. Sale closes through licensed escrow. You get paid minus our 7.5%.
   Doesn't sell? You owe nothing.