Check a serial number before you buy used.
Gear that changes hands on Carp Army gets a passport: bought new from a shop, sold on the board, sold again. Owners register what they already have with the serial, and report it stolen. Type a serial and see whether it's clean. Nobody is ever told who owns what.
Stolen gear register
Nothing on the register. Long may it last.
Seen something on here for sale? Email [email protected] with where, quoting the police reference. Every serial check is logged, and an item's owner is told when their stolen gear is looked up.
Pass it on
Someone in your group asking about a used deal? Drop this in. The short link is carp.army/check.
Put your own gear on record
Under My gear in the app, register anything you own with its serial number and a photo of the plate. If it's ever taken, one tap puts it on this register and flags any listing that carries the serial. Anything you buy on Carp Army is registered to you automatically.