Editorial policy

This page explains how an AunChecked article gets made, what “Aun checked” does and does not mean, and what happens when we get something wrong.

Research before writing

Every article starts as a set of individual facts — a spec, a price, a launch date, one reviewer's verdict — each recorded with where it came from. Articles are written from those facts, not from memory. Prices and availability come from the eBay US Browse API and maker pages, not from scraped or geo-localized web pages.

Sources on every article

Each article ends with a Sources section linking the maker documentation, listings and reviews it relies on. A guide cannot be published without at least two real source links — the publishing system refuses it.

Tools we use

AunChecked is run by one developer (AunZone). Software, including AI writing and illustration tools, helps with research, drafting and the Aun mascot artwork. The verdicts, grades and facts are checked against the cited sources before an article goes live. Aun is a cartoon character, not a real reviewer — we never present him as a person.

Words we don't use

We do not physically inspect items for sale, so our articles never call anything “certified”, “guaranteed”, “authenticated” or “inspected in person”. “Aun checked” means our editorial checklist was applied to public data — see About.

Money and independence

We earn commissions from some eBay links. Commission never decides a verdict: we recommend waiting, buying elsewhere or skipping a product when that is the right call. Details in our affiliate disclosure.

Corrections and updates

Every paragraph has a flag button. Flags go to a review queue and are checked against sources before anything changes — reader edits are never published automatically. When an article changes, its “Updated” date changes with it, and every earlier version is kept internally. You can also email hello@aunchecked.com.