Approved APIs and owner-supplied feeds surface candidate objects.
OUTPUT / SOURCE RECORDSTransparent by design
THE AI
DESK.
Automation does the repetitive work. Humans own the taste, the risk and the final call.
/ The operating loop
FROM NOISE
TO SIGNAL.
Every automated stage leaves evidence for the next one. No mystery score becomes a buying decision by itself.
Descriptions, condition cues and price bands are normalised.
OUTPUT / COMPARISON SETReplica and provenance risks are flagged for human review.
OUTPUT / EVIDENCE PACKCultural context shapes trails, drops and collector matches.
OUTPUT / PUBLISHED SIGNAL/ Connector bay
REAL ROUTES.
HONEST STATUS.
No credential means no feed. No platform permission means no scraping. The public interface says exactly where each connector stands.
API READY
eBay Browse API
Keyword, category and item discovery via an approved eBay Buy API application.
NEXT / Add production client credentials and partner approval.APPROVAL PATH
Trade Me Marketplace
Official Marketplace search requires an approved application tied to an eligible in-trade seller.
NEXT / Register the business application and confirm the permitted use case.PARTNER ROUTE
Facebook Marketplace
General shopper inventory is not exposed as an open public feed. Retro Club can link out while a partner route is assessed.
NEXT / Use outbound discovery; do not scrape or automate member accounts./ House rules
AI CAN ASSIST.
IT CANNOT PRETEND.
Every signal should show platform, retrieval time and whether it is live, cached or editorial.
Marketplace keys belong in protected environment variables, never the browser or site copy.
Scores are decision support. Condition and authenticity require evidence, not confidence theatre.
Purchases, offers, messages and public listings require a visible approval boundary.