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Bring the deal.
Paste a product link or an exact product name. That’s all you need to start.
No account. No card.
YOUR SECOND OPINION ON A SALE
Check the price.
Skip the hype.
A sale tag is a claim. Price history is proof. Find out what’s behind the discount before you buy.
Independent verdicts No made-up scores
A retail reality check
Behind the discount
Same price. New sale sign.
The history is the receipt. A discount from an inflated price isn’t extra savings.
Educational illustration · Not a live product or price history
See past the “was” price
Real context for the price today
Evidence you can inspect
Reviewed observations, clearly explained
Your side of the checkout
Verdicts independent of commissions
A smarter pause before checkout
Three steps. A better decision.
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Look past the label.
We look for a published match backed by reviewed, dated price observations.
Evidence before a verdict.
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Buy with context.
See the available price history and verdict. No published match? Request a review.
Clear answers. Honest unknowns.
A verdict. With a reason.
The best deal might be the one you don’t buy.
The Steal Score looks beyond the advertised percentage. Verified lows, price history, and the strength of the evidence shape the verdict.
Not enough evidence? We say “unknown.”
Meet the Steal Score BUY NOW
A price worth acting on.
At or near a verified low, with enough evidence to support buying.
WAIT
Good product. Wrong moment.
The price isn’t compelling yet. A supported drop window may help you time it.
SKIP
The discount doesn’t add up.
The advertised savings don’t hold up against the observed price history.
Accountability, built in
Big claims. Meet the receipts.
Misleading markdowns deserve a closer look. Our public reports and retailer index put reviewed evidence ahead of a sale sticker.
The claim vs. the evidence
The Fake-Deal Wall
When a discount doesn’t stand up to scrutiny, we show the advertised savings next to the observed ones.
Proof before we publish.
No reports have cleared publication review yet. Every public claim needs reviewed evidence.
A longer view of retail
The Retailer Honesty Index
Which stores run real sales? A retailer’s track record should speak louder than its latest campaign.
A ranking has to be earned.
No retailer has enough reviewed data for a public ranking yet. We’re building the evidence first.
The StealIQ field notes
A little smarter with every read.
How fake 'was' pricing works
A large percentage-off badge can be mathematically correct and still create the wrong impression. The missing question is whether the reference price was genuine.
Read the storyHow to read a price history
A price chart is useful only when its observations describe the same product across time. Learn the difference between today’s comparison and actual history.
Read the storyReseller fee math: what's actually left
Resale price minus purchase price is not profit. A defensible margin includes marketplace fees, fulfillment, returns, inventory cost, and time.
Read the storyYour next purchase deserves a second look
Keep the excitement.
Lose the guesswork.
Check for free. Follow the evidence. Shop on your terms.