Is that listing photo AI? A diligence check before you buy (early test)
I’m exploring a check that would look for common AI-image cues in marketplace listing photos and explain them in plain English, so you don’t get burned by fake images. It isn’t built yet. If you’d use it, tell me below.
Not a forensic lab. No authenticity guarantee.
What we’re testing
- AI-likelihood cues: Compression, lighting, text and artifacts
- Marketplace listings: FB Marketplace, Craigslist, OfferUp
- A written summary: Something you could keep for your records
- Buyer self-defense: Better questions to ask the seller
This is the idea being tested, not something available today.
What happens if you sign up
- You leave your email — plus what you’re checking
- I read it myself — nothing is sent automatically, and no tool exists yet
- I may reply personally — with free pointers (like marketplace and FTC guides on spotting scams). Replies aren’t guaranteed.
Tell me you want this
About 1 minute. Nothing is sent automatically; I read every request myself.
Who’s behind Listing Photo AI Check
Josh Finer
Entrepreneur · Founder, Finer Technologies (Newtown, PA)
I’ve spent my career building and operating internet and payments businesses. Listing Photo AI Check is an idea I’m testing, not a finished product: plain-English AI-likelihood notes for marketplace photos. Not a forensic lab.
You’ll deal with a real person: me. I use AI tools to help build and run these early tests, and I’m accountable for how your info is handled.
Josh Finer on LinkedInFAQ
- Is this available now?
- No. It’s an early test, and there’s no finished check or report yet.
- 100% AI detection?
- No. Even a finished tool could only point to likelihood cues, not proof.
- Buy or sell for me?
- No.