Evidence workflow

Dispute evidence

Review how order snapshots, delivery proof, refund review, seller holds, chargeback readiness, hub evidence, customer notices, and approval steps can be organized before payment services are connected.

Order snapshotItem, seller, buyer, handoff, totals
EvidencePhotos, scans, messages, hub notes
OutcomeRefund, credit, release, hold, appeal
Outcome reviewLedger, statement, dispute packet

Order Snapshot

  • Dispute review should begin with the item title, listing photos, order number, seller, buyer, price, fees, handoff method, and protection status.
  • The snapshot should preserve the listing state as it appeared when the buyer committed.
  • Support review needs one place to compare the listing promise against delivered or released evidence.

Delivery Proof

  • Delivery proof should include carrier scans, hub pickup release, QR confirmation, pickup window, package photos, and buyer receipt status.
  • Local pickup needs a clean record of scheduled window, release code, counter action, and no-show history.
  • Shipment cases need tracking, insurance, declared value, packing notes, and damage photos.

Refund Review

  • Refund review should separate item price, shipping, hub service lines, insurance, taxes, credits, and seller-release impact.
  • Support outcomes should show whether the buyer receives account credit, original-tender refund, partial refund, replacement path, or no refund.
  • Customers should see the evidence still needed before a decision can be made.

Seller Holds

  • Seller holds should connect to open reports, delivery issues, chargeback risk, item authenticity, restricted-item review, and proceeds readiness.
  • Sellers need a clear explanation, evidence request, expected review timing, and appeal path.
  • Hold history should stay available for finance review and seller statements.

Payment Dispute Packet

  • Payment dispute packets should package order snapshot, listing proof, delivery proof, communication history, refund history, and review decisions.
  • Review owners need deadline tracking, reason codes, evidence completeness, and outcome records.
  • Customer-facing copy should stay focused on the dispute outcome rather than payment-network terminology.

Hub Evidence

  • Hub evidence can include intake photos, condition notes, accessory counts, serial proof, certificate checks, packing photos, and pickup release records.
  • Hub notes should help separate shipping damage, pickup mismatch, seller description issues, and buyer misunderstanding.
  • Only approved reviewers should see private custody notes.

Customer Notices

  • Buyer and seller notices should explain what happened, what evidence is needed, who owns the next step, and when the next update is expected.
  • Notices should be consistent across order status, support case, email-ready templates, and account inbox.
  • Private notes and finance details should stay out of public pages and customer messages.

Approval Steps

  • Approval steps should connect dispute outcomes to receipts, seller statements, settlement review, credits, refund reserves, and release status.
  • Owners need clear approval for refund authority, chargeback evidence handling, seller hold rules, retained records, and exports.
  • The demo does not process payments, issue refunds, or release seller funds.
Purchase protection center

Purchase Protection

Issue windows, evidence checklists, seller response, hub proof, return status, and refund review.

Resolution center

Resolution Center

Missing items, condition issues, seller response, hub proof, outcome paths, and appeal history.

Returns and refunds center

Returns & Refunds

Eligibility, evidence, seller response, refund holds, credit routing, and outcome paths.

Seller dispute center

Seller Disputes

Seller proof, buyer evidence, hub records, refund exposure, response timing, and appeal paths.

Insurance and claims center

Insurance & Claims

Declared value, damage review, hub custody exceptions, pickup release issues, and evidence packets.

Payment readiness

Payment Readiness

Authorization, credits, seller releases, refunds, dispute packets, tax readiness, and approval ownership.

Payment dispute center

Payment Disputes

Evidence packets, refund reserves, seller holds, buyer notices, review ownership, and owner approval.

Settlement ledger

Settlement Ledger

Order value, hold reasons, refund impact, seller release status, and finance review.

Seller protection center

Seller Protection

Buyer abuse, return swaps, seller release holds, pickup disputes, evidence packets, and owner approval.

Current demo state

Dispute evidence is represented as review packets.

The demo shows order snapshots, delivery proof, refund review, seller holds, payment dispute packets, hub evidence, customer notices, and approval steps as static review paths. It does not process payments, issue refunds, store payment methods, release seller funds, or collect private financial details.

Future platform state

Launch disputes need payment-provider rules and clear ownership.

A launched marketplace needs provider workflows, refund authority, deadline tracking, retained evidence, role permissions, seller hold rules, customer notices, reconciliation, exports, and owner approval before payment disputes affect real funds.