Vouching
A vouch is one person putting their name behind another: not behind a single trade, behind the person. It is the one thing on TrueVouch you can add to someone else’s record by your own choice, and it is priced in the currency that matters here, your own name and standing.
What is a vouch?
A public statement that you know how someone trades and are willing to be associated with it. It sits on their profile, under your name.
There is no anonymous version and no quiet version, because an endorsement nobody signs is just a rumor.
What does giving a vouch cost me?
No money. What it costs is reputational: your name and standing travel with it, so if the person you vouched for goes bad, your own record feels it.
That cost is exactly what makes a vouch worth receiving.
What is the difference between a quick vouch and a full vouch?
A quick vouch is your name and standing behind theirs, in one tap. A full vouch adds a short note in your own words, shown on their public page under your name.
Can I vouch for myself?
No. A vouch is someone else’s name standing behind yours, so your own page cannot take one from you.
How many times can I vouch for the same person?
Once. One name, once: a second vouch for the same person would add nothing, so a profile holds a single active vouch per pair.
How much does a vouch change someone’s score?
Vouches are capped at 15 of the 100 points a score can reach. They help, but they can never carry a profile on their own. The record of confirmed deals does the heavy lifting.
Can I take a vouch back?
Yes, but not right away. Withdrawal opens 14 days after you give a vouch. The cooling-off period keeps a vouch a considered act rather than a heat-of-the-moment one.
Is withdrawing a vouch private?
No. Both giving and withdrawing are public. A withdrawal shows on the profile as a count, because when someone takes their name back is often more telling than the vouch was.
Do I need to verify my ID to deal or vouch?
To deal, no: you can record a past deal on any account, and running a live deal here is Pro. To vouch, yes: a vouch is your name behind someone else's record, and an unverified name is not a fact yet. A one-time check of a government ID proves you are one real person, and one ID verifies one account: it makes you TrueVouch Verified, opens vouching, and Established and Proven standing require it. Until then your profile reads Not Verified.
TrueVouch keeps a salted fingerprint of the document, a reference to the check, and the result, and nothing else. The check itself happens with the verification provider.