# Poster and Finder Workflow - pleasefindmethis.com

Last updated: 2026-07-03

pleasefindmethis.com is a funded request marketplace for hard-to-find items. The platform coordinates posters who want an exact item found and finders who can submit protected source leads.

## Poster Workflow

1. Describe the item with photos, known brand or model clues, size, color, condition, location, and must-have requirements.
2. Set the finder payout. The minimum finder payout is US$10.
3. Review checkout. The poster pays the finder payout plus platform service and source review fees.
4. Wait for protected source submissions from finders.
5. Reveal promising source details, check the match, and accept a valid source or reject it with a clear reason.
6. If a source is disputed, the saved request, source, reveal, review, and dispute records are used to decide payout or refund handling.

## Finder Workflow

1. Browse open requests by item, category, reward, location, and close date.
2. Submit a source link, seller contact, local source, direct handoff option, compatibility proof, model number, or source clue.
3. Include notes that explain why the source matches the requester's photos and must-have criteria.
4. The source is saved before the poster reveals it.
5. The finder can become eligible for the posted payout when the source is accepted, a handoff is confirmed, or review resolves in the finder's favor.

## Protected Source Review

A protected source is a source lead saved before reveal. It can include a URL, contact path, price or terms, match notes, proof files, and timestamps. The purpose is to keep finder leads from being exposed for free and to create a review trail for duplicate leads, rejected matches, used sources, and disputes.

## Source Quality Standards

Strong source submissions include:

- Current availability or a reachable seller/contact path.
- Evidence that the item matches the request photos and must-have details.
- Price, shipping region, condition, and authenticity or compatibility notes when relevant.
- Clear warnings about uncertainty, damage, seller risk, or fitment risk.

Weak or invalid submissions include:

- Near matches when the request requires an exact item.
- Expired, sold, fake, vague, duplicate, or bait-and-switch sources.
- Sources for prohibited or unsafe goods.
- Leads that require unsafe off-platform payment promises.

## Payment and Fees

Poster total = finder payout + platform service fee + payment handling and source review fee.

- Minimum finder payout: US$10
- Platform service fee: max(US$6, round(finder payout x 12%))
- Payment handling and source review fee: max(US$1, round(finder payout x 3%))
- The posted offer remains the finder payout. pleasefindmethis.com does not take a cut from the posted finder payout.

Pricing details: https://pleasefindmethis.com/pricing.md

## What pleasefindmethis.com Does Not Do

pleasefindmethis.com does not sell, ship, resell, authenticate, guarantee, or broker the requested physical item. If a source leads to an item purchase, the poster buys that item separately from the third-party source or seller.

## Related Pages

- FAQ: https://pleasefindmethis.com/faq
- Marketplace rules: https://pleasefindmethis.com/rules
- Refund policy: https://pleasefindmethis.com/refunds
- Use cases: https://pleasefindmethis.com/use-cases.md