The market for in-game services — boosting, coaching, currency, accounts — is huge and growing. It's also riddled with scams. Sellers vanish after taking payment. Buyers charge back after receiving delivery. Disputes go nowhere because there's no neutral party with the data to settle them.
TrustForge exists to fix that. Every trade is held in escrow. Funds release only when the buyer confirms delivery, or after a transparent auto-release window with admin review for disputes. Both sides know exactly what protections they have before they ever click pay.
How we're different
- EU-native. Built and operated in Germany. Escrow held via Stripe Connect under EU payment-services regulation. GDPR-compliant by design. SEPA payouts to verified sellers.
- Buyer KYC required. Most marketplaces only verify sellers. We verify both sides — cuts chargeback fraud and means every trade has two real, accountable parties.
- Online-only. Listings show only while the seller is live. No more paying a seller who's offline for six hours.
- Proactive safety. Our chat scanner flags extortion and off-platform-payment attempts the moment they happen — not after the dispute.
- Reputation that means something. Public scores for buyers and sellers, derived from real trade outcomes (not just star ratings). Immutable reviews, no seller-bribed deletions.
Who's behind it
TrustForge is built by a small team in Germany — currently founder-led with a focus on shipping fast and reading every support ticket personally. If you have feedback, we want to hear it.